Biodiesel fuel and a process for making thereof
Valdis Kampars, Lauma Laipniece

The present invention relates to production and utilization of renewable fuel containing as its main ingredient fatty acid methylesters (FAME). The main by-product of production of such fuel is glycerol. The objective of the invention has been achieved by reaction of rapeseed oil with methyl formate using potassium tertbutoxide solution in tert-butanol or tetrahydrofuran as catalyst.



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