Transesterification of jatropha oil with methanol over Mg–Zn mixed metal oxide catalysts

• Main Authors: Lee, Hwei Voon, Yap, Taufiq Yun Hin, Hussein, Mohd Zobir, Yunus, Robiah
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Elsevier 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30017/1/Transesterification%20of%20jatropha%20oil%20with%20methanol%20over%20Mg.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30017/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

A design was developed for the transesterification reaction of non-edible Jatropha Curcas oil using a heterogeneous catalysis system to replace the use of a homogeneous catalytic reaction. Investigations were conducted on solid MgO–ZnO mixed metal oxide catalyst bases with different atomic ratios of...