Quality analysis of wintertime B6-B20 biodiesel blend samples collected in the United States

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1297-1304

  Alleman, Teresa L ^a   Fouts, Lisa ^a   McCormick, Robert L ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

B20; Biodiesel blend; Quality

Indexed keywords

ACID VALUE; AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; B20; BIODIESEL BLENDS; CLOUD POINTS; COLD FILTER PLUGGING POINT; COLD STATE; COLD WEATHER; EXTERNAL CONTAMINATION; FAILURE RATE; FLASH POINTS; FUEL HANDLING; FUEL PROPERTIES; INDUCTION PERIODS; QUALITY; QUALITY ANALYSIS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; SPECIFICATIONS;

BIODIESEL;

EID: 79955406400     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2011.02.004     Document Type: Article

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