Lin, Jiefeng; Gaustad, Gabrielle; Trabold, Thomas A. - In: Applied Energy 104 (2013) C, pp. 936-944
A nonlinear optimization model is developed in this work to analyze biodiesel–ethanol–diesel (BED) ternary blending processes. The model establishes optimal blends to improve the system profitability given production costs, market demand, and fuel prices while meeting multiple property...