Year: 2016, 2016
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>The present thesis explores the cold flow properties of biodiesel and the effect of vegetable oil derived compounds on the crystallization path as well as the mechanisms at play at different stages and length scales. Model systems including triacylglycerol (TAG) oils and their derivatives, and a polymer were tested with biodiesel. The goal was to acquire the fundamental knowledge that… more Full Text: MITIGATING COLD FLOW PROBLEMS OF BIODIESEL: STRATEGIES WITH ADDITIVES A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty of Arts and Science TRENT UNIVERSITY …