Evaluation of heterogeneous quarternary ammonium catalysts for transesterification of triglycerides
Biodiesel is a mixture of an alkyl ester of long chain fatty acids produced by transesterification of triglycerides with lower alcohols such as methanol, in the presence of acid or base catalysts. Nearly all biodiesel processes use homogeneous base catalysts that cannot be recovered and necessitate...
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University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
2012
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