Ultrasound-assisted transesterification of refined and crude palm oils using heterogeneous palm oil mill fly ash supported calcium oxide catalyst

Energy Science and Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 257-269

  Ho, Wilson Wei Sheng ^a   Ng, Hoon Kiat ^a   Gan, Suyin ^a   Chan, Wai Loon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM MALAYSIA CAMPUS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Calcium oxide; Crude palm oil; Palm oil mill fly ash; Refined palm oil; Ultrasound assisted transesterification

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; CALCIUM; CATALYST SUPPORTS; CATALYSTS; FATTY ACIDS; FLY ASH; LIME; METHANOL; MIXING; OIL SHALE; PETROLEUM REFINING; REUSABILITY; TRANSESTERIFICATION; ULTRASONICS;

CATALYST REUSABILITY; CRUDE PALM OIL; FATTY ACID METHYL ESTER; PALM OIL MILLS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; REFINED PALM OIL; ULTRASONIC AMPLITUDE; ULTRASONIC CAVITATION;

PALM OIL;

EID: 84997282684     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20500505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ese3.56     Document Type: Article

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