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Wild Brazilian Mustard Brassica juncea L.) Seed Oil Methyl Esters as Biodiesel Fuel
Abstract Wild mustard (Brassica juncea L.) oil is evaluated as a feedstock for biodiesel production. Biodiesel was obtained in 94 wt.% yield by a...
JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, 09/01/09 by Jham, Gulab N; Moser, Bryan R; Shah, Shailesh N; Holser, Ronald A; Dhingra, Onkar D; Vaughn, Steven F; Berhow, Mark A; Winkler-Moser, Jill K; Isbell, Terry A; Holloway, Ray K; Walter, Erin L; Natalino, Ricardo; Anderson, Jason C; Stelly, David M · More from publication -
Cutter Storis Made History as Part Of Northwest Passage Voyage
On Feb. 8, the Coast Guard decommissioned one of its legendary cutters, Storis. This remarkable vessel had served the nation for more than 64...
Sea Power, 08/01/07 by Winkler, David F · More from publication -
Great White Fleet Ship Paved Way For Better Radio Communication
With the centennial this December of the commencement of the round-the-world cruise of the Great White Fleet, it is fitting to mention that one of...
Sea Power, 07/01/07 by Winkler, David F · More from publication -
'Chesapeake-Leopard Affair' Tested Already Tense U.S.-British Relations
One of the Navy's lesser-known assets is a remarkable art collection housed at the Washington Navy Yard. While some of the renderings of famous...
Sea Power, 06/01/07 by Winkler, David F · More from publication -
Lighter-Than-Air Came Up Short for Long-Range Naval Reconnaissance
If the Navy had had a long-range reconnaissance system in place in the early 1940s, could Pearl Harbor have been averted? During the 1920s and...
Sea Power, 05/01/07 by Winkler, David F · More from publication -
Former Middle East Force Flagships Earned Reputation for Diplomacy
In light of the events of recent years, it is easy to forget that the United States once had a very positive image in the Middle East. Unlike...
Sea Power, 04/01/07 by Winkler, David F · More from publication -
Amazing Grace Helped Standardize Navy Data Processing Operations
On Oct. 6, 2000, the Department of the Navy awarded Electronic Data Systems (EDS) a $6.9 billion contract to oversee the integration of Navy...
Sea Power, 03/01/07 by Winkler, David F · More from publication -
Navy SEALs' Action May Have Prevented Iraqi Oil Disaster
One of the legacies of Operation Desert Storm in 1991 was Iraq's sabotage of Kuwait's oil production facilities. The resulting plumes of smoke and...
Sea Power, 02/01/07 by Winkler, David F · More from publication -
RTC Recruits Get A Taste Of History With Their Training
The Navy's Recruit Training Command (RTC) at Great Lakes, Ill., is taking a page from the past to instill a sense of heritage in its sailors of the...
Sea Power, 12/01/06 by Winkler, David F · More from publication -
Marine Corps Aviation is Showcased In New Museum at Quantico
When visitors stroll through the central 210-foothigh Leatherneck Gallery of the new National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Va., and into...
Sea Power, 11/01/06 by Winkler, David F · More from publication
