Biodiesel production from leather industry wastes

Animal fat was extracted from fleshings, a residue from the leather industry, by a two step procedure. First the fleshings are mixed with water (60 ºC) and then the fat rich phase obtained is treated with n-hexane to extract the fat and leave the proteic residue. This fat presents a high acid value...

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Main Author: Luís Ramos (author)
Other Authors: Rui Fernandes (author), António Crispim (author), Elisa Ramalho (author), Nídia Caetano (author), Paula Silva (author)
Format: book
Language:eng
Published: 2008
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10216/7108
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/7108