Surfactant-assisted direct biodiesel production from wet Nannochloropsis occulata by in situ transesterification/reactive extraction

This article reports an in situ transesterification/reactive extraction of Nannochloropsis occulata for fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) production using H2SO4, sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) plus H2SO4 and zirconium dodecyl sulphate (ZDS). A maximum 67 % FAME yield was produced by ZDS. Effect of inclu...

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Main Authors: Kamoru A. Salam, Sharon B. Velasquez-Orta, Adam P. Harvey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Green Wave Publishing of Canada 2016-03-01
Series:Biofuel Research Journal
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Online Access:http://www.biofueljournal.com/article_12526_a092d554fe0085fa2c6318e094e411de.pdf