Combusted molluscs shell as solid base catalyst for transesterification to produce biodiesel in an ultrasonic field / Dayang Aisah Abang Chi, Norhasnan Sahari and Rabuyah Ni

• Main Authors: Abang Chi, Dayang Aisah, Sahari, Norhasnan, Ni, Rabuyah
• Format: Research Reports
• Language: English
• Published: UITM Sarawak,Kampus Samarahan 2016
• Subjects: Biomass; Biodiesel fuels; Biogas
• Online Access: http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/25297/1/LP_DAYANG%20AISAH%20ABANG%20CHI%20RMI%20Q%2016_5.pdf.PDF; http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/25297/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Mara

The production of biodiesel can significantly reduce harmful emissions and contributing to domestic energy security (Eevera et al., 2009). For the production of biodiesel, triglycerides, the major component of vegetable oils undergoes transesterification with alcohol to form esters in basic conditio...