Ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer: A bio-based cold flow improver for waste cooking oil derived biodiesel blends

Applied Energy

Volumn 132, Issue , 2014, Pages 163-167

  Cao, Leichang ^a,b   Wang, Jieni ^a   Liu, Cheng ^a   Chen, Yanwei ^a   Liu, Kuojin ^a   Han, Sheng ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bio based cold flow improver; Biodiesel diesel blends; Ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer; Waste cooking oil derived biodiesel

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMERS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; OILS AND FATS;

COLD FILTER PLUGGING POINT; COLD FLOW IMPROVER; COLD FLOW PROPERTIES; CRYSTALLIZATION BEHAVIOR; CRYSTALLIZATION RATES; ETHYLENE VINYL ACETATE COPOLYMER; OXIDATION STABILITY; WASTE COOKING OIL;

BIODIESEL;

EID: 84904556106     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.06.085     Document Type: Article

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