Perspectives on biodiesel as a sustainable fuel

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1312-1320

  Janaun, Jidon ^a,b   Ellis, Naoko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Alternative renewable fuel; Biodiesel; Conversion technology; Land management; Palm oil; Policy

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE RENEWABLE FUEL; CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY; LAND MANAGEMENTS; PALM OIL; RENEWABLE FUELS;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; FUEL ECONOMY; GLYCEROL; LAND USE; VEGETABLE OILS;

BIODIESEL;

EID: 76149132635     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2009.12.011     Document Type: Review

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