Fuel properties of highly polyunsaturated fatty acid methyl esters. Prediction of fuel properties of algal biodiesel

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 5265-5273

  Knothe, Gerhard ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL OIL; ANIMAL FAT; BIO-DIESEL FUEL; DOCOSAHEXAENOATE; DOUBLE BONDS; FATTY ACID CHAINS; FUEL PROPERTIES; METHYL ESTERS; MONOALKYL ESTERS; OXIDATIVE STABILITY; RANCIMAT;

BIODIESEL; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; FUEL OILS; FUELS; GLYCEROL; OXIDATION RESISTANCE; VEGETABLE OILS; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS;

EID: 84865129036     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef300700v     Document Type: Conference Paper

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