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Preparation and characterization of Kenaf derived heterogeneous catalyst for esterification reaction

dc.contributor.authorSubramaniam K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorPua F.-L.en_US
dc.contributor.authorPalanisamy K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorNomanbhay S.M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorid57193557808en_US
dc.contributor.authorid36024192100en_US
dc.contributor.authorid56803626200en_US
dc.contributor.authorid22135844300en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-29T06:11:21Z
dc.date.available2023-05-29T06:11:21Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.descriptionBiodiesel; Bioinformatics; Catalyst activity; Catalysts; Esterification; Esters; Hemp; Kenaf fibers; Metals; Oxides; Scanning electron microscopy; Spectrometers; Transition metal compounds; Transition metals; Tungsten; Tungsten compounds; X ray diffraction; Energy dispersive spectrometers; Esterification reactions; Kenaf; Solid acid catalysts; Transesterification reaction; Transition-metal oxides; Tungsten oxide; Wet impregnation method; Fatty acids; Calcination; Catalysts; Esterification; Kenaf; Transition Metalsen_US
dc.description.abstractA Kenaf fibers supported transition metal oxide solid acid catalyst (SAC) was prepared by wet impregnation method followed by calcination at 700�C. The characterizations of catalyst were studied by various methods. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Energy dispersive spectrometer (EDX) showed that tungsten oxide particle was synthesized and well dispersed on the surface of fibers. A catalytic activity with 68% free fatty acid (FFA) conversion was achieved in esterification reaction. The catalyst can be easily separated from the mixture and reused for few cycles. This finding proved that Kenaf fibers derived SAC has the ability to esterify free fatty acid prior to transesterification reaction to produce biodiesel. � 2016 ACM.en_US
dc.description.natureFinalen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1145/3022702.3022727
dc.identifier.epage89
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dc.identifier.urihttps://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/22618
dc.publisherAssociation for Computing Machineryen_US
dc.sourceScopus
dc.sourcetitleACM International Conference Proceeding Series
dc.titlePreparation and characterization of Kenaf derived heterogeneous catalyst for esterification reactionen_US
dc.typeConference Paperen_US
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