<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kotwal, M. S.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Niphadkar, P. S.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Deshpande, Suvarna S.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bokade, Vijay V.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Joshi, P. N.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Transesterification of sunflower oil catalyzed by flyash-based solid catalysts</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Fuel</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Flyash</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">heterogeneous catalyst</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Methyl ester</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sunflower oil</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">transesterification</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2009</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">SEP</style></date></pub-dates></dates><number><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">9</style></number><publisher><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ELSEVIER SCI LTD</style></publisher><pub-location><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, OXON, ENGLAND</style></pub-location><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">88</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1773-1778</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;Flyash-based base catalyst was used in the transesterification of sunflower oil with methanol to methyl esters in a heterogeneous manner. Catalyst preparation variables such as, the KNO(3) loading amount and calcination temperature were optimized. The catalysts were characterized by powder XRD. The catalyst prepared by loading of 5 wt.% KNO(3) on flyash followed by its calcination at 773 K has exhibited maximum oil conversion (87.5 wt.%). The influence of various reaction parameters such as % catalyst loading, methanol to oil molar ratio, reaction time, temperature, reusability of the catalyst on the catalytic activity was investigated. K(2)O derived from KNO(3) might be an essential component in the catalyst for its efficiency. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">9</style></issue><custom3><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Foreign</style></custom3><custom4><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">3.602</style></custom4></record></records></xml>