Integrated biodiesel production: a comparison of different homogeneous catalysts systems 

 -  Bioresource Technology, 92(3), p.297-305, 2004 .
<br/><br/> The most common catalysts for biodiesel production are homogeneous basic catalysts. In the present paper, a comparison is made of different basic catalysts (sodium methoxide, potassium methoxide, sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide)for methanolysis of sunflower oil. All the reactions were carried out under the same experimental conditions in a batch stirred reactor and the subsequent separation and purification stages in a decanter. The analytical methods included gas chromatography and the determination of fat and oil conventional parameters. The biodiesel purity was near 100 wt. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>BIODIESEL<br/>FATTY ACID METHYL ESTERS<br/>METHANOLYSIS<br/>TRANSESTERIFICATION<br/>SUNFLOWER OIL<br/>BASIC CATALYST