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METHYL HYDROXIDE [1 record]

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Record 1 2014-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Renewable Energy
CONT

The production of biodiesel is carried out via transesterification... In this reaction, the triglyceride is reacted with an alcohol(typically methanol) in the presence of a catalyst(typically a base such as NaOH [sodium hydroxide]) to produce three fatty acid methyl esters and the side-product glycerine(or glycerol).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie chimique
  • Énergies renouvelables
CONT

Le biodiesel est obtenu par transestérification [...] Au cours de la réaction, le triglycéride réagit avec un alcool (habituellement du méthanol) en présence d'un catalyseur (généralement une base comme le NaOH [hydroxyde de sodium]) pour produire trois esters méthyliques d'acide gras et de la glycérine (ou du glycérol).

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