Characterising vehicle emissions from the burning of biodiesel made from vegetable oil

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1253-1260

  Zou, L ^a   Atkinson, S ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Air quality; Biodiesel; Fuel blends; Particles; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Vehicle emissions

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; BIODIESEL; DIESEL ENGINES; DUST; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; MINERAL OILS; NAPHTHALENE; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; VEHICLES;

ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS; FUEL BLENDS; PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; PARTICLE EMISSIONS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PARTICULATE PHASIS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS); VEHICLE EMISSION;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

BIOFUEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; DIESEL FUEL; GASOLINE; HYDROCARBON; NAPHTHALENE; NITRIC OXIDE; PETROLEUM; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; VEGETABLE OIL;

AIR QUALITY; ALTERNATIVE FUEL; DIESEL; EXHAUST EMISSION; PAH; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EXHAUST GAS; GAS ANALYSIS; HEALTH STATUS; INCINERATION; MONITOR; PARTICULATE MATTER; RAPESEED; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; SINAPIS ARVENSIS;

EID: 0345328311     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330309385667     Document Type: Article

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