The emission characteristics of a compression ignition engine operating on castor oil methyl ester

International Journal of Global Warming

Volumn 1, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 368-377

  Panwar, N L ^a   Shrirame, Hemant Y ^a  

^a MAHARANA PRATAP UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

biodiesel; castor oil methyl ester; emission; transesterification

Indexed keywords

EID: 78449303968     PISSN: 17582083     EISSN: 17582091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJGW.2009.027099     Document Type: Article

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