Esterification of Oleic Acid for Biodiesel Production Using a Semibatch Atomization Apparatus

Table 1

Factors and codification of the factorial design of esterification reactions.

Factors	Coded factors	Values
		−1	0	+1
Oleic acid flow rate (g/min)	X1	1.3	2.6	3.9
Pressure (kPa)	X2	50	100	150
Temperature (K)	X3	323	333	343