Investigations in the application of butanol as a diesel fuel

American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting 2008, ASABE 2008

Volumn 11, Issue , 2008, Pages 6722-6733

  McCrady, Jonathon ^a   Wilhelmi, Matthew ^a   Hansen, Alan ^a   Lee, Chia Fon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative fuel; Butanol; Diesel; Physical properties

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; BIODIESEL; BIOMASS; BLENDING; DIESEL FUELS; ETHANOL; FUEL ECONOMY; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES;

ATOMIZATION CHARACTERISTICS; BUTANOL; DIESEL; FUEL PROPERTIES; PETROLEUM FUELS;

ETHANOL FUELS;

EID: 63149145122     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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