Comprehensive analysis of fuel properties of biodiesel from croton megalocarpus oil

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 6151-6155

  Kivevele, Thomas T ^a   Mbarawa, Makame M ^a  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACID VALUE; AGITATION SPEED; CETANE NUMBER; CLOUD POINTS; COLD FILTER PLUGGING POINT; COLD FLOW PROPERTIES; COLD SEASON; COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS; EN 14214; FLASH POINTS; FREE FATTY ACID; FUEL PROPERTIES; KINEMATIC VISCOSITY; LIQUID HYDROCARBON FUEL; METHYL ESTERS; MOLAR RATIO; NON-EDIBLE VEGETABLE OIL; OPTIMIZED CONDITIONS; OXIDATIVE STABILITY; PETRODIESEL; REACTION TEMPERATURE; REACTION TIME; RURAL ECONOMY; SEED OIL;

BIODIESEL; DIESEL FUELS; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GLYCEROL; HYDROCARBONS; OXIDATION RESISTANCE; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; VEGETABLE OILS;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS;

EID: 78649608028     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef100880g     Document Type: Article

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