TY - JOUR AB - Methyl and ethyl monoalkyl esters of various vegetable oils were produced for determining the effects of type of alcohol and fatty acid profile of the vegetable oil on the lubricity of the ester. Four methyl esters and six ethyl esters were analyzed for wear properties using the American Society for Testing and Materials method D 6079, Evaluating Lubricity of Diesel Fuels by the High-Frequency Reciprocating Rig. Ethyl esters showed noticeable improvement compared to methyl esters in the wear properties of each ester tested. No correlation was found between lubricity improvement and fatty acid profile of the ester, except that esters of castor oil had improved lubricity over other oils with Similar carbon chain-length (C-18) fatty acids AD - Univ Idaho, Dept Chem Engn, Moscow, ID 83844 USA USA, Tank Automot Res Dev & Engn Ctr, Fuels & Lubricants Res Facil, SW Res Inst, San Antonio, TX 78228 USA AU - Drown, D. C. AU - Harper, K. AU - Frame, E. IS - 6 KW - BIODIESEL FUEL N1 - Times Cited: 3 Article English Drown, D. C Univ Idaho, Dept Chem Engn, Moscow, ID 83844 USA Cited References Count: 12 446KU AMER OIL CHEMISTS SOC A O C S PRESS 1608 BROADMOOR DRIVE, CHAMPAIGN, IL 61821-0489 USA CHAMPAIGN PY - 2001 RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 579-584 ST - Screening vegetable oil alcohol esters as fuel lubricity enhancers T2 - Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society TI - Screening vegetable oil alcohol esters as fuel lubricity enhancers UR - ISI:000169513100004 VL - 78 ID - 356 ER -