Effect of fractional winterization of beef tallow biodiesel on the cold flow properties and viscosity

Fuel

Volumn 108, Issue , 2013, Pages 793-796

  Dogǎn, Tuba Hatice ^a   Temur, Hakan ^a  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Beef tallow; Cloud point; Density; Pour point; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

BEEF; BIODIESEL; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ESTERS; FEEDSTOCKS; MEATS; SATURATED FATTY ACIDS; UNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS; VISCOSITY;

BEEF TALLOWS; CLOUD POINTS; CRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATURE; FATTY ACID COMPOSITION; FATTY ACID METHYL ESTER; FLOW CHARAC-TERISTICS; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; POUR POINTS;

FATTY ACIDS;

EID: 84876375607     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2013.02.028     Document Type: Article

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