Potassium hydroxide catalyst supported on palm shell activated carbon for transesterification of palm oil

• Main Authors: Baroutian, S., Aroua, Mohamed Kheireddine, Abdul Raman, Abdul Aziz, Sulaiman, N.M.N.
• Format: Article
• Published: Fuel Processing Technology 2010
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General); TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/7431/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378382010001475

In this study, potassium hydroxide catalyst supported on palm shell activated carbon was developed for transesterification of palm oil. The Central Composite Design (CCD) of the Response Surface Methodology (RSM) was employed to investigate the effects of reaction temperature, catalyst loading and m...