Vegetable oils as an on the farm diesel fuel substitute: the North Carolina situation. Final report

Technical Report · Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:6151586

Harwood, H J

The state-of-the-art of using vegetable oil as a diesel fuel alternative is reviewed. Particular emphasis has been placed on using vegetable oil in farm vehicles as an emergency fuel which may be produced on-farm. The following are reviewed: the mechanical feasibility, on-farm fuel production, and economic analysis.

• Research Organization: Research Triangle Inst., Research Triangle Park, NC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6151586
• Report Number(s): NCEI-0032; FR-41U-1671-4; ON: DE81903452
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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