Crystallization behavior of fatty acid methyl esters

JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 961-972

  Dunn, Robert O ^a  

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

Author keywords

Activity coefficient; Biodiesel; Cloud point; Cold flow properties; Crystallization onset temperature; Differential scanning calorimetry; Enthalpy of fusion; Freezing point depression; Melting point; Saturated; Unsaturated

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; BINARY MIXTURES; COLD WEATHER PROBLEMS; COOLING; CRUDE PETROLEUM; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DIGITAL CAMERAS; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; FORECASTING; FREEZING; LASER INTERFEROMETRY; MIXTURES; NANOCRYSTALLINE ALLOYS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; RAW MATERIALS; SOLUTIONS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOCHEMISTRY;

ACTIVITY COEFFICIENT; CLOUD POINT; COLD FLOW PROPERTIES; CRYSTALLIZATION ONSET TEMPERATURE; ENTHALPY OF FUSION; FREEZING POINT DEPRESSION; MELTING POINT; SATURATED; UNSATURATED;

BIODIESEL;

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 51749109346     PISSN: 0003021X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11746-008-1279-x     Document Type: Article

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