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Application of β-MnO2 nanorods as catalyst in single step production of biodiesel from palm oil

Vasanthakumar Sathya Selva BalaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, A.C. College of Technology, Chennai, India
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Ponnusamy Senthil KumarDepartment of Chemical Engineering, SSN College of Engineering, Chennai, India
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Thiruvengadaravi Kadathur VarathacharyDepartment of Chemical Engineering, A.C. College of Technology, Chennai, India
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Selvaraj Dinesh KiruphaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, A.C. College of Technology, Chennai, India
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Subramanian SivanesanDepartment of Chemical Engineering, A.C. College of Technology, Chennai, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 2104-2110 | Published online: 29 Jul 2016

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