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Utilization of sunflower seed oil as a renewable fuel for diesel engines
Fisheries, Pretoria, South Africa,B. van der Boshoff,F. J. C. Hugo,J. Fuls,C. Hawkins,A. N. van der Walt,A. Engelbrecht,L. M. Du Plessis +7 more
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In this article, Sunflower seed oil, and particularly an ethyl ester mixture, has the potential to extend diesel fuel provided solutions are found for injector coking problems.Abstract:
Research, using several makes of diesel engine, showed that sunflower seed oil, and particularly an ethyl ester mixture, has the potential to extend diesel fuel provided solutions are found for injector coking problems. (MHR)read more
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Biodiesel production through the use of different sources and characterization of oils and their esters as the substitute of diesel: A review
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Biodiesel and renewable diesel: A comparison
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Analytical methods used in the production and fuel quality assessment of biodiesel.
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Environmental aspects and challenges of oilseed produced biodiesel in Southeast Asia
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focused on the critical issue of biodiesels environmental impacts, policy, standardization of this region as well as on the emission of biodiesel in automotive uses.