Biodiesel blend level detection using ultraviolet absorption spectra

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1349-1353

  Zawadzki, Artur ^a   Shrestha, Dev S ^a,b   He, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blend sensor; Diesel; Ester; Ethyl; Methyl; UV

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BIODIESEL; BLENDING; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ABSORBANCE INDEX; BIODIESEL BLEND LEVEL; BLEND SENSOR; FUEL COLD-FLOW PROPERTIES; ULTRAVIOLET (UV) ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

ABSORPTION SPECTRA;

ABSORPTION SPECTRUM; BIOFUEL; DETECTION METHOD; ESTER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WAVELENGTH;

EID: 34548751856     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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