Esterification and Deacidification of a Waste Cooking Oil (TAN 68.81 mg KOH/g) for Biodiesel Production
Oils with high content of free fatty acid (FFA) can be treated by acid esterification where an alcohol reacts with the given oil in the presence of acid catalyst. The investigated parameters include methanol to oil ratio, temperature and amount of catalyst. The optimum conditions for acid esterifica...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2012-07-01
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| Series: | Energies |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/5/8/2683 |