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Microwave-Assisted Soybean Oil Transesterification by Fernanda Torres is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document summarizes a study that examined using nanopowder calcium oxide (nano CaO) as a heterogeneous base catalyst for the transesterification of soybean oil to biodiesel under microwave irradiation. The study found that nano CaO was an efficient catalyst for converting soybean oil to biodiesel. The optimal reaction conditions were determined to be a methanol/oil molar ratio of 7:1, 3.0 wt.% nano CaO catalyst, a reaction temperature of 338 K, and a reaction time of 60 minutes. Under these conditions,
- Author
- Fernanda Torres
- Language
- EN