Biodiesel from grease interceptor to gas tank

Energy Science and Engineering

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 42-52

  Ragauskas, Alyse Mary E ^a   Pu, Yunqiao ^b   Ragauskas, Art J ^c  

^a University of Georgia   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; FOG; Transesterification; Trap grease

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; BIOFUELS; CELLULOSIC ETHANOL; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; FOG; LUBRICATING GREASES; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS; DEVELOPING NATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; FATS , OILS AND GREASE; INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY; LIQUID TRANSPORTATION; TRAP GREASE;

OILS AND FATS;

EID: 84892463376     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20500505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ese3.4     Document Type: Review

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