Research Article

Enzymatic Biodiesel Synthesis Using a Byproduct Obtained from Palm Oil Refining

Figure 2

Effects of alcohol amount on fatty acids conversion after 2.5 h of reaction, using a single addition of the alcohol at the beginning of reaction, 3 wt.% of commercial lipase, and 8 g of PFAD at 60°C. (a) Methanol; (b) ethanol.
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(a) Methanol
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(b) Ethanol