Biodiesel by Hydroesterification of Oil from the Microalgae Scenedesmus dimorphus

Title:Biodiesel by Hydroesterification of Oil from the Microalgae Scenedesmus dimorphus

Volume: 10 Issue: 4

Author(s): Gisel Chenard Díaz, Gisele G. T. Leite, Yordanka Reyes Cruz, Donato A. Gomes Aranda, Ángel Almarales Arceo, Nelson C. Furtado and Carlton A. Taft

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Keywords: Biodiesel, hydroesterification, microalgae scenedesmus dimorphus.

Abstract: In this work we investigated the synthesis of methyl esters (biodiesel) of oil obtained from the microalgae Scenedesmus dimorphus through the hydro-esterification process (esterification process preceded by hydrolysis) as possible alternative for conventional processes. There is interest to develop new raw materials and reactions processes that favors the maintenance of biodiesel in the global energy matrix.

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Chenard Díaz Gisel, G. T. Leite Gisele, Reyes Cruz Yordanka, A. Gomes Aranda Donato, Almarales Arceo Ángel, C. Furtado Nelson and A. Taft Carlton, Biodiesel by Hydroesterification of Oil from the Microalgae Scenedesmus dimorphus, Letters in Organic Chemistry 2013; 10 (4) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1570178611310040007