Improving the low-temperature properties of alternative diesel fuels: Vegetable oil-derived methyl esters

JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society

Volumn 73, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1719-1728

  Dunn, R O ^a   Shockley, M W ^a   Bagby, M O ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Cloud point; Cold filter plugging point; Diesel fuel; Kinematic viscosity; Low temperature flow test; Methyl esters; Pour point; Soybean oil; Winterization

Indexed keywords

ESTERS; MATERIALS TESTING; VEGETABLE OILS; VISCOSITY;

ALTERNATIVE DIESEL FUEL; CLOUD POINT; COLD FILTER PLUGGING POINT; KINEMATIC VISCOSITY; METHYL ESTERS; SOYBEAN OIL;

DIESEL FUELS;

EID: 0030415593     PISSN: 0003021X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02517978     Document Type: Article

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