Applied Catalysis A: General

Zinc carboxylic salts used as catalyst in the biodiesel synthesis by esterification and transesterification: Study of the stability in the reaction medium

DM Reinoso, DE Damiani, GM Tonetto

Index: Applied Catalysis A: General, , vol. 449, p. 88 - 95

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Citation Number: 30

Abstract

... Applied Catalysis A: General. ... Almost all biodiesel is produced by transesterification of triglycerides of refined oils by homogeneous base catalysis (NaOH and NaOCH 3 ) [2 ... but other acids such as HCl, BF 3 , H 3 PO 4 , and organic sulfonic acids, have also been used by different ...