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PRODUCTION OF BIODIESEL USING K2CO3, K3PO4, NA2CO3 AND NA3PO4 AS ALKALINE CATALYSTS.
(STEF92 Technology, 2018-06-20, Kristaps Māliņš)
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The effect of K2CO3, K3PO4 Na2CO3, and Na3PO4 on transesterification of rapeseed oil (RO) with methanol was investigated to evaluate their potential for application as biodiesel production catalysts. All anhydrous alkaline salts catalyze transesterification reaction. Higher yield than 95% of rapeseed oil methyl esters (RFAME) was attained in the reaction time from 10 to 300 min. Potassium salts have significantly higher catalytic performance than Na2CO3 and Na3PO4. However, potassium salt recovery from reaction mi...
Ecology and Environmental Protection2018