Experimental investigation on performance and exhaust emissions of castor oil biodiesel from a diesel engine

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 34, Issue 13-14, 2013, Pages 2019-2026

  Shojaeefard, M H ^a   Etgahni, M M ^a   Meisami, F ^a   Barari, A ^a,b  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

biodiesel; castor oil; diesel engine; emissions; performance; transesterfication

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; DIESEL FUELS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; VEGETABLE OILS;

ALTERNATIVE TO FOSSIL FUELS; BRAKE SPECIFIC FUEL CONSUMPTION; CASTOR OIL; DIESEL ENGINE PERFORMANCE; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; PERFORMANCE; TRANS-ESTERIFICATION METHODS; TRANSESTERFICATION;

DIESEL ENGINES;

BIODIESEL; CASTOR OIL; LIGNOCERIC ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID; OLEIC ACID; PALMITIC ACID; RICINOLEIC ACID; STEARIC ACID;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOFUEL; DIESEL ENGINE; EXHAUST EMISSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; VELOCITY PROFILE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; DIESEL ENGINE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EXHAUST GAS; HYDROGEN BOND; LIPID COMPOSITION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; TRANSESTERIFICATION; VELOCITY; VISCOSITY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84886010063     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2013.777080     Document Type: Article

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