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Kinetics of sunflower and used vegetable oil methanolysis catalyzed by CaO·ZnO

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In this paper, the authors studied the kinetics of heterogeneous methanolysis of sunflower oil and used vegetable oil at different temperatures, ranging from 60 to 96°C using CaO·ZnO as catalyst (2.5% on the basis of oil) and methanol to oil molar ratio of 10:1.
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This article is published in Fuel.The article was published on 2013-11-01. It has received 75 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Vegetable oil & Mass transfer coefficient.

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Calcium oxide as a promising heterogeneous catalyst for biodiesel production: Current state and perspectives

TL;DR: In this paper, an overview of the recent progress in the development of various CaO-based catalysts suitable for biodiesel production is presented, where the mechanism, kinetics and optimization of transesterification reaction over these catalysts are first considered.
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Application of nano CaO–based catalysts in biodiesel synthesis

TL;DR: An overview of the preparation of nano-sized CaO-based catalysts and their application in the biodiesel production is given in this article, where the authors prove the promising potentiality of nano CaO−based catalyst as solid catalysts in biodiesel.
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Biodiesel production from Silybum marianum L. seed oil with high FFA content using sulfonated carbon catalyst for esterification and base catalyst for transesterification

TL;DR: In this article, waste of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) was converted into activated carbon and the latter was used in the preparation of a carbon acid catalyst for esterification of high acid value non-edible oil, Silybum marianum L. seed oil.
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Optimization and kinetic study of biodiesel production from Hydnocarpus wightiana oil and dairy waste scum using snail shell CaO nano catalyst

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors optimize the reaction parameter that affects the transesterification process for the biodiesel yield by using Snail shell CaO nanocatalyst for transterification.
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Optimization and Kinetics of Sunflower Oil Methanolysis Catalyzed by Calcium oxide-based Catalyst Derived from Palm Kernel Shell Biochar

TL;DR: Sunflower oil methanolysis over CaO-based palm kernel shell biochar (PKSB) catalyst was assessed by coupling full factorial design with modeling, optimization and kinetic studies.
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The Properties of Gases and Liquids

TL;DR: In this article, the authors estimate physical properties of pure components and Mixtures and show that the properties of these components and mixtures are similar to those of ideal gases and liquids.
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Biodiesel production : a review

TL;DR: In this article, the transesterification reaction is aected by molar ratio of glycerides to alcohol, catalysts, reaction temperature, reaction time and free fatty acids and water content of oils or fats.
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Transesterification kinetics of soybean oil 1

TL;DR: In this article, the effects of the type of alcohol, 1-butanol or methanol (MeOH), molar ratio of alcohol to SBO, type and amount of catalyst, and reaction temperature on rate constants and kinetic order were examined.
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Kinetics of transesterification of soybean oil

TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of mixing intensity (Reynolds number = 3,100 to 12,400) and temperature (30 to 70°C) on the rate of reaction were studied while the molar ratio of alcohol to triglycerol (6:1) and the concentration of catalyst (0.20 wt% based on soybean oil) were held constant.
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Transesterification of soybean oil to biodiesel using CaO as a solid base catalyst

TL;DR: In this article, a 12:1 molar ratio of methanol to oil, addition of 8% CaO catalyst, 65°C reaction temperature and 2.03% water content in methanols gave the best results, and the biodiesel yield exceeded 95% at 3
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