Synthesis and characterization of oxide nanoparticles in non-aqueous media and their application as catalysts in the transesterification reaction of vegetal oils to obtain biodiesel.

• Grant number: 08/04424-1
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Start date: November 01, 2008
• End date: October 31, 2010
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Chemistry - Analytical Chemistry
• Principal Investigator: Luiz Alberto Colnago
• Grantee: Giovanni Pimenta Mambrini
• Host Institution: Embrapa Instrumentação Agropecuária. Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA). Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento (Brasil). São Carlos , SP, Brazil