BIODIESEL FROM CATFISH OIL (Clarias Gariepinus)
<p>The study of biodiesel preparation from catfish oil has been performed. The preparation of the biodiesel was conducted in two ways. In the first way, the catfish oil was directly transesterified and in the second way the biodiesel was prepared in two steps: the first step was esterificatio...
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[Yogyakarta] : Chemistry Departement Universitas Gadjah Mada
2010
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| Summary: | <p>The study of biodiesel preparation from catfish oil has been performed. The preparation of the biodiesel was conducted in two ways. In the first way, the catfish oil was directly transesterified and in the second way the biodiesel was prepared in two steps: the first step was esterification and the second step was transesterification.<br />
In the first way transesterification was conducted in methanol with mol ratio of methanol toward oil were 6:1, 9:1 and 12:1. The used catalyst was NaOH. In the second way, the oil was first esterified using H₂ |
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