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International Journal of Earth & Environmental Sciences Volume 4 (2019), Article ID 4:IJEES-161, 4 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-351X/2019/161
Research Article
Investigations of Non-Edible Seeds Oils in Comparison with Soybean Benchmark for Production of Biodiesel

Kenneth C. Okafor1, Musa B. Danjaji1, Martin Figura1 and Valerie Nwajeyi2*

1Department of Civil & Mechanical Engineering Technology & Nuclear Engineering, South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, SC 29117, USA
2University of Michigan, 701 Tappan Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Valerie Nwajeyi, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; E-mail: vnwadeyi@umich.edu
27 November 2018; 09 January 2019; 11 January 2019
Okafor KC, Danjaji MB, Figura M, Nwajeyi V (2019) Investigations of Non-Edible Seeds Oils in Comparison with Soybean Benchmark for Production of Biodiesel. Int J Earth Environ Sci 4: 161. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-351X/2019/161
This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Evans-Allen project number SCX-312-05-15.

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