Canoira, Laureano; García Galeán, Juan; Alcántara, Ramón - In: Renewable Energy 35 (2010) 1, pp. 208-217
Fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) from castor oil have been synthesized by methanolysis catalyzed by sodium methoxide and the optimal transesterification conditions have been found. However, some properties of the castor FAME render it unsuitable in pure state for its direct use as fuel in...