Journal of Chemistry
Volume 2017 (2017), Article ID 8359238, 8 pages
https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/8359238
Esterification of Microwave Pyrolytic Oil from Palm Oil Kernel Shell
1Centre of Pre-University Studies, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia
2Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Resource Science and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia
3Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia
Correspondence should be addressed to Rafeah Wahi; ym.saminu@haefarw
Received 2 December 2016; Revised 15 February 2017; Accepted 22 February 2017; Published 13 March 2017
Academic Editor: Hakan Arslan
Copyright © 2017 Sharifah Mona Abdul Aziz et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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