A statistical investigation of biodiesel physical and chemical properties, and their correlation with the degree of unsaturation

Renewable Energy

Volumn 50, Issue , 2013, Pages 858-878

  Giakoumis, Evangelos G ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Degree of unsaturation; Fatty acid composition; Properties; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL FAT; AVERAGE NUMBERS; AVERAGE VALUES; BIODIESEL FEEDSTOCK; BIODIESEL PROPERTIES; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; DEGREE OF UNSATURATION; DOUBLE BONDS; ENGINE OPERATIONS; FATTY ACID COMPOSITION; FUEL CHEMISTRY; INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS; LINEAR CURVE; METHYL ESTERS; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; PROPERTIES; STATISTICAL DATAS;

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; FEEDSTOCKS; FUELS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BIODIESEL;

BIOFUEL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ESTER; FAT; FATTY ACID; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84866156187     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.07.040     Document Type: Review

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