Evaluation of environmental impact and gaseous emissions of biodiesel fuels and blends of selected feed-stocks

International Journal of Global Warming

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 99-112

  Igbum, Ogbene Gillian ^a   Eloka Eboka, Andrew Chukwudum ^b   Ubwa, Simon T ^a   Inambao, Freddie L ^b  

^a BENUE STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biodiesel fuels; Black date; Blends; Environmental impact; Evaluation; Feedstock; Fluted pumpkin; Gaseous emissions; Sandbox tree; Wild melon

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904755241     PISSN: 17582083     EISSN: 17582091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJGW.2014.058757     Document Type: Article

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