Ricinus Communis (Castor oil) methyl ester as a natural additive for biodiesel fuels

Energy Education Science and Technology Part A: Energy Science and Research

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 331-336

  Ozcanli, Mustafa ^a   Serin, Hasan ^a   Aydin, Kadir ^a   Serin, Selahattin ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Additive; Biodiesel; Ricinus Communis; Transesterification

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE DIESEL FUEL; ASTM STANDARDS; BIO-DIESEL FUEL; CASTOR OIL; COLD FLOWS; COMPRESSION IGNITION ENGINE; COPPER STRIPS; DIRECT USE; FLASH POINTS; FUEL PROPERTIES; HIGH VISCOSITIES; METHYL ESTERS; NATURAL ADDITIVES; PALM BIODIESELS; POUR POINTS; RICINUS COMMUNIS; SODIUM HYDROXIDES;

ADDITIVES; DIESEL ENGINES; DIESEL FUELS; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; FOOD ADDITIVES; FUELS; METHANOL; OILSEEDS; SODIUM; SPECIFICATIONS; TRANSESTERIFICATION; VEGETABLE OILS;

BIODIESEL;

EID: 79953826805     PISSN: 1308772X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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