Exergetic analysis of a biodiesel production process from Jatropha curcas

Applied Energy

Volumn 101, Issue , 2013, Pages 218-225

  Blanco Marigorta, A M ^a   Suarez Medina J ^a   Vera Castellano, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Exergetic efficiency; Exergy analysis; Exergy destruction; Jatropha Curcas; Thermodynamic properties estimation

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; CULTIVATION; DIESEL FUELS; ENERGY CONVERSION; EXERGY; FOSSIL FUELS; OILS AND FATS; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; ENERGY DEMANDS; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; EXERGETIC ANALYSIS; EXERGETIC EFFICIENCY; EXERGY ANALYSIS; EXERGY DESTRUCTIONS; FOOD SECTOR; J. CURCAS; JATROPHA CURCAS; PROCESS COMPONENT; PROCESS OPERATION; RENEWABLE DIESELS;

BIODIESEL;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; BIOFUEL; BIOREACTOR; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ESTER; EVERGREEN TREE; EXERGY; FOSSIL FUEL; MAGNITUDE; OIL PRODUCTION; OPTIMIZATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; THERMODYNAMICS;

JATROPHA CURCAS;

EID: 84869871091     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.05.037     Document Type: Article

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