Fuel properties and nitrogen oxide emission levels of biodiesel produced from animal fats

JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 585-591

  Wyatt, Victor T ^a   Hess, Melissa A ^a   Dunn, Robert O ^b   Foglia, Thomas A ^a   Haas, Michael J ^a   Marmer, William N ^a  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkyl ester; Biodiesel; Chicken fat; Cloud point; Cold filter plugging point; High frequency reciprocating rig; Lard; NO x emissions; Oxidation stability; Tallow

Indexed keywords

ALKYL ESTER; BIODIESEL; CHICKEN FAT; CLOUD POINT; TALLOW;

DATA ACQUISITION; DIESEL FUELS; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; NITROGEN OXIDES; OXIDATION; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

OILS AND FATS;

ANIMALIA; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 30344468721     PISSN: 0003021X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11746-005-1113-2     Document Type: Article

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