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Algae Biodiesel Properties |
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Algae produce a lot of polyunsaturates, which may present a stability problem since higher levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids tend to decrease the stability of biodiesel.. But polyunsaturates also have much lower melting points than monounsaturates or saturates, thus algal biodiesel should have much better cold weather properties than many other bio-feedstock. Since one of the disadvantages of biodiesel is their relatively poor performance in cold temperatures, it appears that algal biodiesel might score well on this point
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Sub Topics - Biodiesel,
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