Synthesis of biodiesel from Neem oil using sulfated zirconia via tranesterification

Sulfated zirconia (SZ) is a widely used catalyst, which is synthesized by a solvent free method and the synthesized catalyst has been characterized. Neem Methyl Ester (Biodiesel) was prepared by a two-step process of esterification and transesterification from Neem oil with methanol in the presence...

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Main Authors: H. Muthu, V. SathyaSelvabala, T. K. Varathachary, D. Kirupha Selvaraj, J. Nandagopal, S. Subramanian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Chemical Engineering 2010-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-66322010000400012