Recent trends, opportunities and challenges of biodiesel in Malaysia: An overview

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 938-954

  Lim, Steven ^a   Teong, Lee Keat ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Energy; Feedstock; Palm oil; Sustainable; Transesterification

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIODIESEL FEEDSTOCK; BIODIESEL INDUSTRY; BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; ENERGY SUPPLIES; ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY; ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS; HIGH QUALITY; INSTALLED CAPACITY; MALAYSIA; NON-TARIFF TRADE; PALM OIL; PUBLIC SUPPORT; RECENT TRENDS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; ROLE MODEL; SECURITY ISSUES;

FEEDSTOCKS; FOSSIL FUELS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; VEGETABLE OILS;

BIODIESEL;

EID: 74449085568     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2009.10.027     Document Type: Review

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