COMPARATIVE PROPERTIES OF THE METHYL AND ETHYL ESTERS PRODUCED FROM AVOCADO (Persea americana) PULP OIL
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION There is a need for alternative energy sources to petroleum-based fuels due to the depletion of the worlds’ petroleum reserves,global warming and environmental concerns. American standard testing and materials defined biodiesel as a fuel composed of monoalkyl esters of long-chain fatty acids derived from renewable vegetable oils or animal fats and meets the requirements of ASTM 6751(ASTM, 2008). Ozone depletion,global warming,greenhouse gases concerns have promoted biodiesel ...
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