Improving the low temperature properties of biodiesel fuel

Renewable Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 794-800

  Bhale, Purnanand Vishwanathrao ^a   Deshpande, Nishikant V ^a   Thombre, Shashikant B ^a  

^a VISVESVARAYA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Cloud point; Emission; Ethanol; Madhuca indica (Mahua) biodiesel; Performance; Pour point; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; CRUDE PETROLEUM; DIESEL ENGINES; DIESEL FUELS; DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES; ETHANOL; FUELS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); LEAKAGE (FLUID); MACHINE DESIGN; OILS AND FATS; PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; SYNTHETIC FUELS;

CLOUD POINT; EMISSION; MADHUCA INDICA (MAHUA) BIODIESEL; PERFORMANCE; POUR POINT;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; BIOFUEL; ETHANOL; PUMPING; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; VISCOSITY;

MADHUCA INDICA; MADHUCA LONGIFOLIA;

EID: 54149120234     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2008.04.037     Document Type: Article

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