Biodiesel Production Via Transesterification of Palm Olein Using Waste Mud Crab (Scylla serrata) Shell as a Heterogeneous Catalyst

A recent rise in crab aquaculture activities has intensified the generation of waste shells. In the present study, the waste shells were utilized as a source of calcium oxide to transesterify palm olein into methyl esters (biodiesel). Characterization results revealed that the main component of the...

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Main Authors: Gaanty Pragas, Maniam, Boey, Peng Lim, Shafida, Abd Hamid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009
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Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/4186/1/fist-2009-gaanty-biodiesel_production_via_abs_only.pdf