Environmental-friendly indigenous biomass as solid acid catalyst for biodiesel production from palm oil: A comparative study

• Main Authors: Mohd Khairul Amri, Kamarudin, Roslan, Umar, Azizah, Endut, Fathurrahman, Lananan
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Q Science (General); TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/812/1/FH03-ESERI-17-09054.pdf; http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/812/

This study investigates the potential of three types of biomass namely oil palm frond, coconut shell and groundnut to be developed as green solid acid catalyst for biodiesel production. The carbon-based catalyst was prepared by the sulfonation of incompletely carbonized biomass using concentrat...