Technical aspects of production and analysis of biodiesel from used cooking oil-A review

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2205-2224

  Enweremadu, C C ^a   Mbarawa, M M ^a  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Analytical methods; Biodiesel; Transesterification; Used cooking oil

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; ANALYTICAL METHODS; BIO-DIESEL FUEL; BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; BIODIESEL PROPERTIES; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; FOSSIL FUEL RESOURCES; FUEL PROPERTIES; HIGH COSTS; HIGH QUALITY; TECHNICAL ASPECTS; TECHNOLOGICAL METHODS; TRANSESTERIFICATION REACTION; USED COOKING OIL;

DIESEL FUELS; ESTERIFICATION; FOSSIL FUELS; SYNTHETIC FUELS; TRANSESTERIFICATION; VEGETABLE OILS;

BIODIESEL;

EID: 68849086351     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2009.06.007     Document Type: Review

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