Production of biodiesel from microalgae oil (Chlorella protothecoides) by non-catalytic transesterification in supercritical methanol and ethanol: Process optimization

Journal of Supercritical Fluids

Volumn 97, Issue , 2015, Pages 174-182

  Nan, Yue ^a   Liu, Jiuxu ^a   Lin, Ronghong ^a   Tavlarides, Lawrence L ^a  

^a Syracuse University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Microalgae oil; Non catalytic transesterification; Process optimization; Response surface methodology

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIODIESEL; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; ETHANOL; FATTY ACIDS; METHANOL; MICROORGANISMS; OIL SHALE; OPTIMIZATION; PROCESS CONTROL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

CENTRAL COMPOSITE DESIGNS; CHLORELLA PROTOTHECOIDES; FATTY ACID ETHYL ESTER (FAEES); FATTY ACID METHYL ESTERS (FAMES); MICRO-ALGAE; NON-CATALYTIC TRANSESTERIFICATION; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; SUPERCRITICAL METHANOL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (ANOVA);

EID: 84921047949     PISSN: 08968446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.supflu.2014.08.025     Document Type: Article

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