Biodiesel production from castor oil in Brazil: A difficult reality

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 4031-4039

  da Silva César, Aldara ^a   Otávio Batalha, Mário ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Brazil; Castor bean

Indexed keywords

AGRO-PRODUCTION; BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; BRAZIL; CASTOR BEANS; CASTOR OIL; FEDERAL PROGRAMS; NATIONAL PROGRAM; RICINUS COMMUNIS; SEMI-ARID REGION; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL PROJECTS;

AGRICULTURE; ARID REGIONS; COMPETITION; VEGETABLE OILS;

BIODIESEL;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGROINDUSTRY; BIOFUEL; COMPETITIVENESS; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY USE; FAMILY FARM; RESEARCH WORK; SEMIARID REGION; VEGETABLE OIL;

BRAZIL;

RICINUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 77952849332     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.03.027     Document Type: Article

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