Systems study of vegetable oils and animal fats for use as substitute and emergency diesel fuels

Technical Report · Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:5230653

Lipinsky, E S; McClure, T A; Kresovich, S; Otis, J L; Wagner, C K; Trayser, D A; Applebaum, H R

The principal findings are described as follows: leading issues, economic considerations, production potential for oilseed crops, oilseed processing, energy balance, diesel fuel and engine considerations, vegetable oil emissions, and research and development needs. The following appendices are included: profiles of selected vegetable oils and animal fats, economic information on vegetable oils and animal fats, the production potential for selected oilseed crops, the economics of vegetable oil recovery, and diesel fuel specifications and vegetable oil properties.

• Research Organization: Battelle Columbus Labs., OH (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-92
• OSTI ID: 5230653
• Report Number(s): DOE/NBB-0006; ON: DE82017798
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of document are illegible
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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