Abstract:Calcium methoxide obtained from quick lime is used as a solid catalyst in the transesterification reaction between palm stearin with methanol using tetrahydrofuran (THF) as co-solvent for biodiesel production. In this work, quick lime was used to prepare calcium oxide by heat treatment at the different temperatures, after that calcium oxide was further reacted with methanol to produce calcium methoxide catalyst. The properties of Calcium methoxide (Ca(OCH3)2) was characterized by XRD, SEM, BET, TGA, EDX and FT… Show more
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