Esterification reaction of free fatty acid in used cooking oil using sulfonated hypercrosslinked exchange resin as catalyst

• Main Authors: Nurul Asmawati, Roslan, Sumaiya, Zainal Abidin, Norhayati, Abdullah, Osazuwa, Osarieme Uyi, Ruwaida, Abdul Rasid, Nursofia, Mohd Yunus
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2021
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/33967/7/Esterification%20reaction%20of%20free%20fatty%20acid.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/33967/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2021.10.020; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2021.10.020
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah

The production of valuable fatty acid alkyl ester (FAAE) commercially known as biodiesel from used cooking oil (UCO) as feedstock has recently gained global interest. To carry out this production process, an esterification reaction is necessary to minimize the amount of free fatty acid (FFA) in the...