Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
1266019 | Ultrasonics Sonochemistry | 2006 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
The profile of fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) of different vegetable oils produced under ultrasonic irradiation and conventional heating were compared. In the presence of potassium hydroxide as catalyst, the distribution of FAME was quite similar for both procedures, while in the case of sodium hydroxide ultrasonic irradiation gave better results. The FAME profile resulted from the reaction catalyzed by sulfuric acid was almost the same with the one resulted from the reaction catalyzed by KOH, while boron trifluoride can give rise to many artifacts, thus is not a reliable catalyst.
Related Topics
Physical Sciences and Engineering
Chemistry
Chemistry (General)
Authors
Carmen Stavarache, M. Vinatoru, Y. Maeda,