Influence of fuel properties and composition on NO x emissions from biodiesel powered diesel engines: A review

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 3702-3710

  Varatharajan, K ^a   Cheralathan, M ^b  

^a VELAMMAL ENGINEERING COLLEGE   (India)

^b SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Biodiesel NO x; Bulk modulus; Cetane number; Composition; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

BIO-DIESEL FUEL; ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY ALTERNATIVES; EXHAUST EMISSION; FORMATION MECHANISM; FUEL PROPERTIES; PETRODIESEL; TO EFFECT;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; ANTIKNOCK RATING; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIESEL ENGINES; DIESEL FUELS; ELASTIC MODULI; RESEARCH; VISCOSITY;

BIODIESEL;

EID: 84860263319     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.03.056     Document Type: Review

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