A process model to estimate biodiesel production costs

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 671-678

  Haas, Michael J ^a   McAloon, Andrew J ^a   Yee, Winnie C ^a   Foglia, Thomas A ^a  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Cost estimate; Economic analysis; Soybean oil

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; FEEDSTOCKS; GLYCEROL; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; OILS AND FATS;

BIODIESEL; COST ESTIMATE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; SOYBEAN OIL;

DIESEL FUELS;

DIESEL FUEL; ESTER; GLYCEROL; PETROLEUM; SOYBEAN OIL; VEGETABLE OIL;

BIOFUEL;

APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CAPITAL; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COST; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOREACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS, ECONOMIC; SOYBEAN OIL;

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 28844502244     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2005.03.039     Document Type: Article

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