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Rapid Synthesis of Biodiesel Fuels at Room Temperature in the Presence of Dimethyl Ether

Guoqing Guan, Katsuki Kusakabe, Nozomi Sakurai, Kimiko Moriyama

Chemistry Letters · 2007 · 21 citations · 13 references

Concepts

EngineeringChemical EngineeringReaction EngineeringBiofuel ProductionBiomass ConversionFatty Acid SynthesisOilseed ProcessingBiodieselBiodiesel FeedstocksBiofuel Feedstock ProductionBiofuelsDimethyl EtherRoom-temperature SynthesisVegetable Oil FuelsVegetable Oils

Abstract

Abstract Vegetable oil such as corn, sunflower, rapeseed, soybean, and palm oil was completely transesterified into biodiesel fuel at short time because of high mass-transfer rate in the homogeneous solution formed by adding environmental-friendly solvent of dimethyl ether (DME).

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Engineering, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering +14

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Natural Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry +16

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Agriculture, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering +10

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Natural Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry +17

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Masakazu Toda, Atsushi Takagaki, Mai Okamura et al. · Nature · 2005 · 813 citations

Engineering, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering +12