Investigation of the relationship between some basic flow properties of shea butter biodiesel and their blends with diesel fuel

International Journal of Physical Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 758-767

  Enweremadu, C C ^a   Rutto, H L ^a   Oladeji, J T ^b  

^a VAAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Blend; Diesel; Flow properties; Shea butter biodiesel

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957467799     PISSN: 19921950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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