Ethanol-in-palm oil/diesel microemulsion-based biofuel: Phase behavior, viscosity, and droplet size

Fuel

Volumn 132, Issue , 2014, Pages 101-106

  Arpornpong, Noulkamol ^a,b   Attaphong, Chodchanok ^c   Charoensaeng, Ampira ^a   Sabatini, David A ^c   Khaodhiar, Sutha ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b CENTER OF EXCELLENCE ON HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE MANAGEMENT HSM   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Droplet size; Phase behavior; Reverse micelle microemulsion; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; DROPS; ETHANOL; MICELLES; NONIONIC SURFACTANTS; PHASE BEHAVIOR; VEGETABLE OILS; VISCOSITY;

DROPLET SIZES; ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS; ETHYLENE OXIDES; FUEL PROPERTIES; HIGH VISCOSITIES; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; REVERSE MICELLES; TRANSESTERIFICATION REACTION;

MICROEMULSIONS;

EID: 84900988614     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2014.04.068     Document Type: Article

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