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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > natural resources > energy resources > renewable energy sources > bioenergy > biofuels > biodiesel
Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > natural resources > renewable resources > renewable energy sources > bioenergy > biofuels > biodiesel
Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > natural resources > energy resources > fuels > biofuels > biodiesel
Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry > products and commodities > biobased products > biofuels > biodiesel
Preferred Term:

biodiesel

Definition:
Biocombustible para uso en motores diesel producido mediante la transesterificación de grasas o aceites derivados orgánicamente combinados con alcohol (etanol o metanol) en presencia de un catalizador. Se puede utilizar como componente o reemplazo del combustible diesel.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
Términos Genéricos:
biocombustibles
Términos Relacionados:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/67732
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