Synthesis and IR Characterization of Activated Carbon Acid Catalysts from Cassava Peels and their Use in Esterification of Free Fatty Acid in Palm Kernel oil
L. T. Bonganga, T. J. Kindala, M. T. Nkodi, B. P. Ngoy, S. J. Kayembe & K. M. Taba · International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry · 2020
The present study reports the preparation of four solid acids (CS, CPS, CAS and CPAS) from cassava peels and investigates their catalytic activities in the esterification of free fatty acid (FFA) in palm Kernel oil (PKO). The activated carbon obtained from carbonization was direc...
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10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i830186