Kapok oil methyl esters

The increased need for biodiesel feedstocks has caused various vegetable oils to be examined for this purpose. In the present work, the methyl esters of kapok (Ceiba pentandra) oil were prepared. The essential fuel properties were comprehensively determined and evaluated in comparison to specificati...

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Main Authors: Rashid, Umer, Knothe, Gerhard, Yunus, Robiah, Evangelista, Roque L.
Format: Article
Published: Pergamon Press 2014