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transesterification

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transesterification [¦trans·e¦ster·ə·fə′kā·shən]
(organic chemistry)
Conversion of an organic acid ester into another ester of that same acid.


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Using a modular biodiesel processing unit, the naval base will collect its used cooking oil and transform it into biodiesel through a chemical process known as transesterification.
Initially about five or six plant jobs for chemists and technicians would be created, but the plant should generate many spinoff opportunities since a key byproduct of the transesterification process is glycerin.
 
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