TY - JOUR AB - Biodiesel is an alternative diesel fuel defined as the mono-alkyl esters of vegetable oils or animal fats, which are obtained by the transesterification of the oil or fat with a monohydric alcohol, usually methanol. Soybean oil is the major feedstock for the production of biodiesel in the United States. As virtually all vegetable oils, soybean oil is mainly composed of the triacylglycerols of several fatty acids. The five main fatty acids found in soybean oil - palmitic, stearic, oleic, linoleic and linolenic acids - differ in chain length and degree of (un)saturation. These structural differences impart different physical properties, many of which are of significance for fuel applications. Several other typical fuel properties are also affected. These properties can also be affected by the kind of,ester, i.e., the alcohol used for production of the mono-alkyl esters. This work summarizes some important fuel properties of biodiesel and how they are affected by the properties of the individual esters comprising it. AD - Knothe, G AN - WOS:000221525400142 AU - Knothe, G. KW - low-temperature properties LA - English N1 - Bac40 PY - 2004 SP - 1008-1015 ST - Biodiesel fuel properties of soybean oil fatty acid esters T2 - Vii World Soybean Research Conference - Vi International Soybean Processing and Utilization Conference - Iii Congresso Brasileiro De Soja, Proceedings TI - Biodiesel fuel properties of soybean oil fatty acid esters UR - ://WOS:000221525400142 ID - 3165 ER -