Removal of residual palm oil-based biodiesel catalyst using membrane ultra-filtration technique: An optimization study

In this research work, residual potassium hydroxide catalyst was removed from palm oil-based alkyl esters (biodiesel) using membrane separative technique, with the aim of achieving high-quality biodiesel that meets international standard specifications. Further, Central Composite Design (CCD) couple...

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Main Authors: I.M. Atadashi, M.K. Aroua, A.R. Abdul Aziz, N.M.N. Sulaiman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-09-01
Series:Alexandria Engineering Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110016814000702