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. 2021 Apr 22;30:e00622. doi: 10.1016/j.btre.2021.e00622

Table 2.

The kinetic constants of the reactions related to the biodiesel production.

Reactions Rate constant Frequency Coefficient (k0) Activated Energy (Ea, cal mol−1)
transesterification of triglyceride [24] k1 (s−1) 3.4 × 106 14,421.3
esterification of free fatty acids [5] k2 (s−1) 60.3116 6532.46
hydrolysis of triglycerides [30] k3 (L mol−1 s−1) 1.85 × 106 15,316.2