Phase behavior of the ethanol-biodiesel-diesel micro-emulsion system

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 903-908

  Fernando, S ^a   Hanna, M ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphiphiles; Biodiesel; Diesel; Ethanol; Ternary phase diagrams

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; DIESEL ENGINES; DIESEL FUELS; ETHANOL; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; IGNITION SYSTEMS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TERNARY SYSTEMS;

AMPHIPHILES; BIODIESELS; COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINES; TERNARY PHASE DIAGRAMS;

MICROEMULSIONS;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; BIOFUEL;

EID: 23744436495     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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