Biodiesel

S.C. Bhatia, in Advanced Renewable Energy Systems, 2014

Catalyst
Sodium or potassium hydroxide, preferably the latter. The corresponding alkoxide also can be
used, but prohibitively expensive. Best if it has ≥85 per cent potassium hydroxide. Even best
grades of potassium hydroxide have 14–15 per cent water which cannot be removed. It should be
low in carbonate, because the carbonate is not an efficient catalyst and may cause cloudiness in
the final ester. Sodium hydroxide pellets have given very good results. Because quantity of
catalyst used is quite less, good quality catalyst (in spite of high cost) can be used.
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Stanley A. Greene, in International Resources Guide to Hazardous Chemicals, 2003
Potassium hydroxide
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Synthesis: Carbon with Two Heteroatoms, Each Attached
by a Single Bond
Peter D. Kennewell, ... Nicholas J. Westwood, in Comprehensive Organic Functional Group
Transformations, 1995
4.17.1.4.4 Miscellaneous reactions
Potassium hydroxide in methanol dehydrobrominated (138) to give (139) in 57% yield
<91JCS(P1)2575> whilst potassium t-butoxide gave a 30% yield of 1,1-dibromo-2-fluorostyrene
(140) from (141) <93JA5430>. Similar dehydrobrominations of the steroids (142) and (143)
gave (144) and (145), respectively, in high yields <60T149, 65RTC904>. The dibromothiolane
1,1-dioxide (146) condenses with bromoform under basic conditions to give 53% of (147)
<89AJC1307>. Bromination with loss of trimethylsilyl bromide from 1-bromo-1-trimethylsilyl-
2-ethylhex-1-ene (148) gives 92% of (149) <86MI 417-01>.

What kind of substance neutralizes potassium hydroxide

solution?
The acidic substance neutralizes the potassium hydroxide solution.

Potassium hydroxide is a strong base. In an aqueous solution, it decomposes into hydroxide ions and
potassium cations. A strong acid has the ability to neutralize it with water and salt. The products will
be a salt of potassium and water.

Salt may or may not be soluble in that salt. This type of reaction is called neutralization. The
indicator used is phenolphthalein.

Read more about the reaction of potassium hydroxide to carbon dioxide

What is the reaction between KOH and CO2? 

The reaction between KOH and CO2 leads to the formation of KHCO3. The products of the reacti