Brassica carinata as an alternative oil crop for the production of biodiesel in Italy: Agronomic evaluation, fuel production by transesterification and characterization

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 623-636

  Cardone, Massimo ^a   Mazzoncini, Marco ^b   Menini, Stefano ^b   Rocco, Vittorio ^c   Senatore, Adolfo ^a   Seggiani, Maurizia ^b   Vitolo, Sandra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Brassica carinata; Brassica napus; Energy balance; Engine tests; Exhaust emissions

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; DIESEL FUELS; EXTRACTION; OILS AND FATS; SEED;

BIODIESEL;

CROPS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOFUEL; ENERGY CROP; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

ITALY;

BRASSICA CARINATA; BRASSICA NAPUS; SINAPIS ARVENSIS;

EID: 0042282721     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(03)00058-8     Document Type: Article

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