Hailegiorgis, Sintayehu Mekuria; Mahadzir, Shuhaimi; … - In: International Journal of Global Environmental Issues 12 (2012) 2/3/4, pp. 161-170
In situ transesterification of Jatropha curcas l. seed with base catalysed alcohol in the presence of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTMAB) as phase transfer catalyst (PTC) was investigated. The yield of fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) increased from 49.7 w% to 89.2 w% in the presence of CTMAB...
