Direct use of vegetable oil and animal fat as alternative fuel in internal combustion engine

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 155-174

  Mondal, Pinaki ^a   Basu, Manisha ^b   Balasubramanian, N ^c  

^a The International Centre for Automotive Technology   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c National Automotive Testing and R and D Infrastructure Project   (India)

Author keywords

Alternative fuel; Animal fat; IC engine; Renewable energy; Vegetable oil

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL FAT; CONVENTIONAL FUEL; DIRECT USE; ENGINE MANUFACTURERS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; EXHAUST EMISSION; FOOD PRICES; FOOD SECTOR; IC ENGINE; PETROLEUM RESERVE; POLICY MAKERS; POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS; PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR; RENEWABLE ENERGY;

ANIMALS; BIOFUELS; DIESEL ENGINES; ENGINES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GENETIC ENGINEERING; LAUNCHING; LUBRICATING OILS; OIL FIELDS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; STRATEGIC PLANNING; VEGETABLE OILS;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS;

EID: 56049113042     PISSN: 1932104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bbb.61     Document Type: Review

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