Biomass-derived oxymethylene ethers as diesel additives: A thermodynamic analysis

Energy Procedia

Volumn 61, Issue , 2014, Pages 1921-1924

  Zhang, Xiaolei ^a   Kumar, Amit ^a   Arnold, Ulrich ^b   Sauer, Jörg ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomass; Diesel additive; Gasification; Methanol; Oxymethylene ethers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922382222     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2014.12.242     Document Type: Conference Paper

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