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Advances in Mechanical Engineering
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 190518, 5 pages
doi:10.1155/2012/190518
Research Article

Utilization of Bio-Oil for Cooking and Lighting

P. K. Halder,1 M. U. H. Joardder,2 M. R. A. Beg,1 N. Paul,1 and I. Ullah3

1Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology, Rajshahi 6204, Bangladesh
2Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4701, Australia
3Central Queensland University, Brisbane, QLD 4701, Australia

Received 7 April 2012; Accepted 18 June 2012

Academic Editor: Hyung Hee Cho

Copyright © 2012 P. K. Halder et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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