Optimization of neem methyl ester from transesterification process and fuel characterization as a diesel substitute

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1138-1144

  Ragit, S S ^a   Mohapatra, S K ^a   Kundu, K ^b   Gill, Prashant ^c  

^a THAPAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Mechanical Engineering Research and Development Organization   (India)

^c PEC UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Biodiesel fuel; Filtered neem oil; Fuel properties; Methyl esterification; Neem methyl ester

Indexed keywords

BIO-DIESEL FUEL; FILTERED NEEM OIL; FUEL PROPERTIES; METHYL ESTERIFICATION; NEEM METHYL ESTER;

BIODIESEL; ESTERIFICATION; FOSSIL FUELS; KINEMATICS; MACHINE DESIGN; METHANOL; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; RECOVERY; SYNTHETIC FUELS; TRANSESTERIFICATION; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

ESTERS;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; BIOFUEL; CATALYST; DIESEL; ENGINE; ESTER; FOSSIL FUEL; KINEMATICS; NEEM; OPTIMIZATION; VISCOSITY;

AZADIRACHTA INDICA;

EID: 79451469569     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.12.004     Document Type: Article

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