Evaluation of heterogeneous quaternary ammonium catalyst for transesterification of trigycerides

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 mogeneous base catalysts that cannot be recovered and necessitate ne...

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Main Author: Wan Mohd Hafizuddin, Wan Yussof
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/3300/1/WAN_MOHD_HAFIZUDDIN_WAN_YUSOF.PDF