Optimization of the production of ethyl esters by ultrasound assisted reaction of soybean oil and ethanol
Biodiesel is a renewable liquid fuel that can be produced by a transesterification reaction between a vegetable oil and an alcohol. This paper evaluates and optimizes the production of ethyl esters (biodiesel) from soybean oil and ethanol. The reaction was carried out by applying ultrasound under at...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brazilian Society of Chemical Engineering
2009-06-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-66322009000200013 |