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  Benjamin Firth

  01/07/2011

  Research update: Biodiesel production in fixed bed catalytic reactors

  Biodiesel has the potential to be an environmentally sustainable alternative fuel source for diesel engines.  It is made by the transesterification of triglycerides, which are the main components in fats and oils.  Transesterification is a chemical reaction which, in the...