Characterization of emissions and indoor air quality of public transport buses using alternative fuels

Biodiesel: Blends, Properties and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 215-234

  Kumar, Ashok ^a   Kadiyala, Akhil ^a   Somuri, Dinesh ^a   Shandilya, Kaushik K ^a   Velagapudi, Srikar ^a   Nerella, Vinay Kumar V ^a  

^a Toledo   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Indoor Air Quality; Mobile Exhaust Emissions; Public Transport Buses; Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892105238     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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