Prospects and risks of the use of castor oil as a fuel

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 95-100

  Scholz, Volkhard ^a   da Silva, Jadir Nogueira ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING AND BIOECONOMY ATB   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Brazil; Castor oil; Characteristics; Rizinus communis L.; Straight vegetable oil (SVO); World market

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; ECOSYSTEMS; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; RAW MATERIALS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSESTERIFICATION; VISCOSITY; WATER CONTENT;

CASTOR OIL; RIZINUS COMMUNIS; WORLD MARKET;

FOSSIL FUELS;

BIODIESEL; ECOSYSTEMS; FOSSIL FUELS; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; RAW MATERIALS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSESTERIFICATION; VISCOSITY; WATER CONTENT;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; BIOFUEL; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COMBUSTION; DRUG; ENERGY MARKET; ENGINE; FUEL; OIL INDUSTRY; OIL TRADE; SEED; VEGETABLE OIL; VISCOSITY; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 38949139495     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2007.08.004     Document Type: Review

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