Profit and policy implications of producing biodiesel-ethanol-diesel fuel blends to specification

Applied Energy

Volumn 104, Issue , 2013, Pages 936-944

  Lin, Jiefeng ^a   Gaustad, Gabrielle ^a   Trabold, Thomas A ^a  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bio fuel blends; Biodiesel ethanol diesel blends; Diesel blends; Fuel mixing rule; Multi criteria optimization

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; COMMERCE; COSTS; DIESEL ENGINES; ETHANOL; INDUSTRY; MIXING; OPTIMIZATION; PROFITABILITY; PUBLIC POLICY; SPECIFICATIONS; STABILITY CRITERIA; SULFUR; TAXATION;

BIO-FUEL BLENDS; BIODIESEL-ETHANOL-DIESEL BLENDS; DIESEL BLENDS; FUEL MIXING; MULTICRITERIA OPTIMIZATION;

FUELS;

BIOFUEL; DIESEL; ENERGY POLICY; ETHANOL; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY; KINEMATICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PRICE DYNAMICS; PRODUCTION COST; PROFITABILITY; RECYCLING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHADOW PRICING; STANDARD (REGULATION); SUBSIDY SYSTEM; SULFUR; TAX SYSTEM; VISCOSITY; WASTE TREATMENT;

EID: 84872391336     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.11.049     Document Type: Article

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