Viscosity Modeling and Flow Properties of Non-Edible Oils as Feed- Stocks in Biodiesel Production

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International Journal of Earth & Environmental Sciences Volume 4 (2019), Article ID 4:IJEES-162, 6 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-351X/2019/162

Research Article

Viscosity Modeling and Flow Properties of Non-Edible Oils as Feed- Stocks in Biodiesel Production

Kenneth C. Okafor¹, Musa B. Danjaji¹ and Martin Figura^2*

¹Department of Civil & Mechanical Engineering Technology & Nuclear Engineering, South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, SC 29117, USA
²University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA

Corresponding Author Details: Martin Figura, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA; E-mail: figuramartin@gmail.com

Received: 28 November 2018; Accepted: 22 January 2019; Published: 24 January 2019

Citation: Okafor KC, Danjaji MB, Figura M (2019) Viscosity Modeling and Flow Properties of Non-Edible Oils as Feed-Stocks in Biodiesel Production. Int J Earth Environ Sci 4: 162. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-351X/2019/162

Copyright: © 2019 Okafor et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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