Techno-economic aspects of biodiesel production and characterization

Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning and Policy

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 166-177

  Ahmad, M ^a   Zafar, M ^a   Azam, A ^a   Sadia, H ^a   Khan, M A ^a   Sultana, S ^a  

^a QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

biodiesel; characterization; production; renewable energy; technical aspects

Indexed keywords

ALKYL ESTERS; BIO-DIESEL FUEL; BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS; DRIVING FORCES; ECONOMIC FEASIBILITIES; ENERGY CRISIS; ENGINE EMISSION; ENGINE PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS; GLOBAL SCENARIOS; GROWING DEMAND; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; PRODUCTION PROCESS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; TECHNICAL ASPECTS; TECHNO-ECONOMICS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DIESEL ENGINES; DIESEL FUELS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY POLICY; FATTY ACIDS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MACHINE DESIGN; MICROEMULSIONS; PYROLYSIS; SYNTHETIC FUELS;

BIODIESEL;

EID: 79956350615     PISSN: 15567249     EISSN: 15567257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15567249.2010.529557     Document Type: Article

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