A method for the determination of polyunsaturated fatty acid methyl esters in biodiesel: Results of an interlaboratory study

European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology

Volumn 111, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 829-834

  Schober, Sigurd ^a   Seidl, Ingrid ^a   Meinitzer, Andreas ^a   Mittelbach, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Fish oil; Gas chromatography; PUFA

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349588011     PISSN: 14387697     EISSN: 14389312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejlt.200800266     Document Type: Article

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