Cetane-Improver Analysis and Impact of Activation Energy on the Relative Performance of 2-Ethylhexyl Nitrate and Tetraethylene Glycol Dinitrate

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 4397-4404

  Suppes, G J ^a   Rui, Y ^a   Rome, A C ^a   Chen, Z ^a  

^a Department of Chemical Engineering ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ANTIKNOCK RATING; DIESEL FUELS; GLYCOLS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; SOLUBILITY;

CETANE IMPROVERS;

ANTIKNOCK COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0031258774     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie9702284     Document Type: Article

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