Determination of the heat of combustion of biodiesel using bomb calorimetry. A multidisciplinary undergraduate chemistry experiment

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 260-262

  Akers, Stephen M ^a   Conkle, Jeremy L ^a   Thomas, Stephanie N ^a   Rider, Keith B ^a  

^a LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGENTS; CALORIMETRY; COMBUSTION; DENSITY MEASUREMENT (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ESTERIFICATION; PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMODYNAMICS;

BIODIESEL; BOMB CALORIMETRY;

DIESEL FUELS;

EID: 31644436222     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p260     Document Type: Article

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