Biodiesel production by single-step acid-catalysed transesterification of Jatropha oil under microwave heating with modelling and optimisation using response surface methodology
Moina Athar, Sameer Imdad, Sadaf Zaidi, Mohammad Yusuf, Hesam Kamyab, Jiří Jaromír Klemeš, Shreeshivadasan Chelliapan
Topics & Concepts
TransesterificationBiodieselBiodiesel productionMethanolResponse surface methodologyJatrophaCatalysisYield (engineering)Acid valueFatty acid methyl esterRaw materialMaterials scienceChemistryPulp and paper industryCentral composite designDiesel fuelOrganic chemistryChemical engineeringChromatographyComposite materialBiochemistryEngineeringBiodiesel Production and ApplicationsLubricants and Their AdditivesCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies