Biodiesel production from waste cooking oil: 2. Economic assessment and sensitivity analysis

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 229-240

  Zhang, Y ^a   Dube M A ^a   McLean, D D ^a   Kates, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

After tax rate of return; Biodiesel; Break even price; Economic assessment; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; DIESEL FUELS; FEEDSTOCKS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VEGETABLE OILS;

BIODIESEL;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

BIOFUEL; VEGETABLE OIL;

ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CATALYSIS; COOKING; COST; ECONOMIC ASPECT; INDUSTRY; MATERIALS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0142248751     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(03)00150-0     Document Type: Article

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