Castor oil-based lubricant reduces smoke emission in two-stroke engines

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 287-295

  Singh, A K ^a  

^a CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM   (India)

Author keywords

2T lubricant; Biodegradable lubricant; Castor oil; Engine smoke; Vegetable oil

Indexed keywords

2T-LUBRICANT; BIODEGRADABLE-LUBRICANT; CASTOR OIL; FUEL RATIO; GASOLINE ENGINES; MONOESTERS; PERFORMANCE ADDITIVES; SMOKE EMISSION; SMOKE POLLUTION; STANDARD PRODUCTS; TWO-STROKE ENGINE;

LUBRICATING OILS; SMOKE;

VEGETABLE OILS;

BIODEGRADATION; ENGINE; EXHAUST EMISSION; LUBRICANT; SMOKE; VEGETABLE OIL;

EID: 78651500690     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2010.12.014     Document Type: Article

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