Assessing the viability of using rape methyl ester (RME) as an alternative to mineral diesel fuel for powering road vehicles in the UK

Applied Energy

Volumn 59, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 187-214

  Williamson, Ann Marie ^a   Badr, Ossama ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIESEL ENGINES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ESTERS; URBAN PLANNING; VEGETABLE OILS; WATERWAY TRANSPORTATION;

BIODIESEL; RAPE METHYL ESTER;

LIQUID FUELS;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; METHYL ESTER; MINERAL DIESEL; RAPE SEED OIL; ROAD VEHICLES;

UK;

EID: 0032004217     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-2619(98)00002-6     Document Type: Article

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