Transesterification of Castor Oil to Biodiesel by using Mg-Al Hydrotalcites as a Catalyst

Production of biodiesel via transesterification of castor oil using metal oxides as as solid catalysts is investigated. Finding a suitable catalyst that is active, selective and stable under the high free fatty acids (FFA > 0.5 %) is the major challenge. In this study, castor oil has been chosen...

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Main Author: Nurul Farhah bt Yaacob, Nurul Farhah
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: Universiti Teknologi Petronas 2010
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Online Access:http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/1328/1/Nurul_Farhah_bt_Yaacob_%28FYP2%29.pdf
http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/1328/
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