Biodiesel from Thevetia peruviana seed oil with dimethyl carbonate using as an active catalyst potassium-methoxide

• Main Authors: Panchal, Balaji M., Deshmukh, Sanjay A., Sharma, Munish R.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10290/1/06%20Balaji%20M.%20%20Panchal.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10290/; http://www.ukm.my/jsm/english_journals/vol45num10_2016/contentsVol45num10_2016.html

The transesterification of Thevetia peruviana seed oil with dimethyl carbonate (DMC) for preparing biodiesel has been studied using as an active catalyst potassium-methoxide (KOCH3). The effects of reaction conditions: Molar ratio of dimethyl carbonate to Thevetia peruviana seed oil, catalyst concen...