Production of biodiesel by a two-step niobium oxide catalyzed hydrolysis and esterification

Letters in Organic Chemistry

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 571-578

  Rocha, Layla L L ^a   Ramos, André L D ^b   Filho, Nélson Roberto Antoniosi ^c   Furtado, Nelson C ^d   Taft, Carlton A ^d   Aranda, Donato A G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SERGIPE   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^d CENTRO BRASILEIRO DE PESQUISAS FÍSICAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Catalyst; Esterification; Hydrolysis; Kinetic modeling; Niobium oxide

Indexed keywords

EID: 85099811487     PISSN: 15701786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157017810793362343     Document Type: Article

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