Biodegradability of biodiesel and petrodiesel fuels

Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 169-174

  Demirbas A ^a,b  

^a SILA SCIENCE   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Biodegradability; Biodiesel; Diesel fuel (2 D); Renewable sources

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODIESEL; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEGRADATION; DIESEL FUELS; DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; FUEL OILS; FUELS; MICROBIOLOGY; OILS AND FATS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PETROLEUM REFINERIES; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

ALKYL ESTERS; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES; CHEMICAL STRUCTURES; ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFES; ENZYME ACTIONS; FLASH POINTS; METHYL ESTERS; PETRODIESEL FUELS; PETROLEUM DIESELS; RENEWABLE SOURCES; TRANSESTERIFICATION REACTIONS;

BIODEGRADATION;

EID: 57049108844     PISSN: 15567036     EISSN: 15567230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15567030701521809     Document Type: Article

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