Esterification of Jatropha Oil with Isopropanol via Ultrasonic Irradiation

The reduction of high acid value (AV) of inedible jatropha oil (JO) by esterification with isopropanol (IPA), which is a common alcohol solvent waste in Taiwan’s high-tech industry, was studied. The decrease of AV is beneficial for the subsequent transesterification to produce JO biodiesel...

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Main Authors: Chia-Chi Chang, Syuan Teng, Min-Hao Yuan, Dar-Ren Ji, Ching-Yuan Chang, Yi-Hung Chen, Je-Lueng Shie, Chungfang Ho, Sz-Ying Tian, Cesar Augusto Andrade-Tacca, Do Van Manh, Min-Yi Tsai, Mei-Chin Chang, Yen-Hau Chen, Michael Huang, Bo-Liang Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-06-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/6/1456

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