Biodiesel production from Cynara cardunculus L. and Brassica carinata A. Braun seeds and their suitability as fuels in compression ignition engines

The development of energy crops can provide environmental benefits and may represent an opportunity to improve agriculture in areas considered at low productivity. In this work, we studied the energy potential of two species (Brassica carinata A. Braun and Cynara cardunculus L.) and their seed oil p...

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Main Authors: Stefania De Domenico, Luciano Strafella, Leone D’Amico, Marcello Mastrorilli, Antonio Ficarella, Paolo Carlucci, Angelo Santino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2016-03-01
Series:Italian Journal of Agronomy
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Online Access:https://www.agronomy.it/index.php/agro/article/view/685