Optimization of biodiesel production via transesterification of soybean oil using α-MoO3 catalyst obtained by the combustion method

A catalyst based on MoO3 was synthesized by a simple and fast pilot-scale combustion reaction method and applied to the conversion of soybean oil to biodiesel via transesterification. For that, the statistical analysis of the catalyst amount and temperature, factors that influence the process, was e...

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Main Authors: Adriano Lima Silva, Ana Flávia Felix Farias, Simoni Margareti Plentz Meneghetti, Edson Antonio dos Santos Filho, Ana Cristina Figueiredo de Melo Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-08-01
Series:Arabian Journal of Chemistry
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878535222003288