Exploration of waste cooking oil methyl esters (WCOME) as fuel in compression ignition engines: A critical review

Engineering Science and Technology, an International Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 1018-1026

  Kathirvel, S ^a   Layek, Apurba ^a   Muthuraman, S ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b HIGHER COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Combustion and emission parameters; Compression ignition engines; Performance; WCOME

Indexed keywords

EID: 85000689351     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22150986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jestch.2016.01.007     Document Type: Review

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