Brassica carinata as an alternative oil crop for the production of biodiesel in Italy: Engine performance and regulated and unregulated exhaust emissions

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 21, 2002, Pages 4656-4662

  Cardone, Massimo ^a   Prati, Maria Vittoria ^b   Rocco, Vittorio ^c   Seggiani, Maurizia ^d   Senatore, Adolfo ^a   Vitolo, Sandra ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO MOTORI CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS;

CARCINOGENS; CROPS; EXHAUST GASES; OZONE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

DIESEL FUELS;

ALDEHYDE; BRASSICA CARINATA EXTRACT; DIESEL FUEL; KETONE; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE OIL;

BIOFUEL;

ARTICLE; CARCINOGENICITY; COMBUSTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIESEL ENGINE; ENERGY RESOURCE; EXHAUST GAS; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PERFORMANCE; TORQUE;

AIR POLLUTION; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BRASSICA; ITALY; PARTICLE SIZE; PETROLEUM; PLANT OILS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

BRASSICA CARINATA; BRASSICA NAPUS; SINAPIS ARVENSIS;

EID: 0036840794     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es011078y     Document Type: Article

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