CHED 1078 |
| As the United States attempts to reduce its dependency on foreign oil, there is the need to search for alternative types of fuel. One practicable alternative is biodiesel that can be produced from different types of plant oils. The oils are converted to biodiesel though a transesterification reaction involving the use of methanol. Both near- and mid-range FTIR spectroscopy have been used to monitor the transformation of plant oils into the methyl esters of fatty acids through the reaction of these oils with methanol. The spectra were recorded using both transmission and ATR techniques. |
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Undergraduate Research Poster Session: Environmental Chemistry
2:00 PM-4:00 PM, Monday, April 7, 2008 Morial Convention Center -- Hall A, Poster
Division of Chemical Education |