Indigenous oil crops as a source for production of biodiesel in Kenya

Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 359-370

  Wagutu, A W ^a   Chhabra, S C ^a   Thoruwa, C L ^a   Thoruwa, T F ^a   Mahunnah, R L A ^b  

^a KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Biodiesei; Diesel fuel; Methyl esters; Oil crops; Transesterification

Indexed keywords

EID: 74349096416     PISSN: 10113924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/bcse.v23i3.47660     Document Type: Article

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