Alternative fuels in fire debris analysis: Biodiesel basics

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 371-379

  Stauffer, Eric ^a   Byron, Doug ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b Forensic and Scientific Testing   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal fat; Biofuel; Diesel fuel; FAME; Fatty acids; Forensic science; Gas chromatography; Vegetable oil

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL; CHARCOAL; DIESEL FUEL; FATTY ACID ESTER; VEGETABLE OIL;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EXTRACT; FIRE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID; MATERIALS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

EID: 33847169069     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2006.00380.x     Document Type: Article

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