Exploitation of cost-effective renewable heterogeneous base catalyst from banana (Musa paradisiaca) peel for effective methyl ester production from soybean oil

• Main Authors: Nurul Aina Nasriqah, Ma’arof, Noor, Hindryawati, Siti Norhafza, Mohd Khazaai, Bhuyar, Prakash, Mohd Hasbi, Ab. Rahim, Gaanty Pragas, Maniam
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2021
• Subjects: QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/34023/7/Exploitation%20of%20cost%E2%80%91efective%20renewable%20heterogeneous.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/34023/; https://doi.org/10.1007/s13204-021-01926-0; https://doi.org/10.1007/s13204-021-01926-0
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Pahang

Biodiesel is one of the biofuel alternatives obtained from vegetable oils and animal fats, currently being used globally to lessen environmental pollutions. In this research investigation, waste banana peels impregnated with calcium oxide (CaO) were utilized as a catalyst in the transesterifcation r...