Biodegradability of biodiesel in the aquatic environment

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1423-1430

  Zhang, X ^a   Peterson, C ^a   Reece, D ^a   Haws, R ^a   Moller G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Biodiesel; BOD; COD

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOFUEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; PETROLEUM; RAPESEED OIL; SOYBEAN OIL;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ECOSYSTEMS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY;

BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODIESEL FUELS; CARBON DIOXIDE EVOLUTION METHOD; PETROLEUM DIESEL;

DIESEL FUELS;

GLYCINE MAX; SINAPIS ARVENSIS;

EID: 0032170517     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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