Table 2.
Effect of calcination time on biodiesel yield with methanol: oil of 6:1, reaction time of 3 h, catalyst load (3%wt.), and temperature at 65 °C.
| Calcination time(h) | Biodiesel yield (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| SS-CaO (900 °C) | CaO/ZnO (500 °C) | CaO/TiO2 (500 °C) | |
| 1 | 40 | 60 | 80 |
| 2 | 40 | 70 | 80 |
| 3 | 80 | 90 | 95 |
| 4 | 80 | 90 | 95 |
| 5 | 80 | 70 | 80 |
| 6 | 50 | 60 | 60 |
Key: SS: snail shell.