Global concern for energy security and environmental protection has put great emphasis on the search for alternative energy sources, particularly for the transport sector. Biofuels have emerged as a highly promising source of alternative energy, and have drawn global R&D for their production using b
Biofuels || Production of Biodiesel Using Palm Oil
โ Scribed by Lam, Man Kee
- Book ID
- 121295708
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Year
- 2011
- Weight
- 252 KB
- Category
- Article
- ISBN
- 0123850991
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