Biodiesel production from raw castor oil

A preliminary assessment of castor plant adaptability at Northern Portugal was performed, together with the evaluation of the extracted raw oil, without any refinement, for biodiesel production. Castor was seeded, plants grew and seeds were manually harvested after 2 years. Mechanical and chemical o...

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Main Author: J. M. Dias (author)
Other Authors: J. M. Araújo (author), J. F. Costa (author), M. C. M. Alvim Ferraz (author), M. F. Almeida (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2013
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10216/103754
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/103754