Evaluation of the oxidation stability of diesel/biodiesel blends

Karavalakis, G; Stournas, S; Karonis, D

dc.contributor.author	Karavalakis, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Stournas, S	en
dc.contributor.author	Karonis, D	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:33:27Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:33:27Z
dc.date.issued	2010	en
dc.identifier.issn	0016-2361	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/20423
dc.subject	Biodiesel	en
dc.subject	Diesel fuel	en
dc.subject	Oxidation stability	en
dc.subject	Rancimat method	en
dc.subject.classification	Energy & Fuels	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Chemical	en
dc.subject.other	Animal fat	en
dc.subject.other	Biodiesel blends	en
dc.subject.other	Chemical structure	en
dc.subject.other	Frying oil	en
dc.subject.other	Long-term storage	en
dc.subject.other	Oxidation stability	en
dc.subject.other	Petroleum diesel fuels	en
dc.subject.other	Rancimat	en
dc.subject.other	Source material	en
dc.subject.other	Sulphur content	en
dc.subject.other	Alternative fuels	en
dc.subject.other	Biodiesel	en
dc.subject.other	Diesel fuels	en
dc.subject.other	Fuel storage	en
dc.subject.other	Oxidation	en
dc.subject.other	Stability	en
dc.subject.other	Sulfur	en
dc.subject.other	Vegetable oils	en
dc.subject.other	Fuel oils	en
dc.title	Evaluation of the oxidation stability of diesel/biodiesel blends	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/j.fuel.2010.03.041	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2010.03.041	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2010	en
heal.abstract	Biodiesel is an alternative fuel derived from vegetable oils, animal fats and used frying oils. Due to its chemical structure, it is more susceptible to oxidation or autoxidation during long-term storage compared to petroleum diesel fuel. One of the major technical issues regarding the biodiesel blends with diesel fuel is the oxidation stability of the final blend, which is, nowadays, of particularly high concern due to the introduction of ultra low sulphur diesel, in most parts of the EU. This study examined the factors influencing the stability of several biodiesel blends with low and ultra low sulphur automotive diesel fuels. The aim of this paper was to evaluate the impact of biodiesel source material and biodiesel concentration in diesel fuel, on the stability of the final blend. Moreover, the effects of certain characteristics of the base diesels, such as sulphur content and the presence of cracked stocks, on the oxidation stability are discussed. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	ELSEVIER SCI LTD	en
heal.journalName	Fuel	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.fuel.2010.03.041	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000278391100040	en
dc.identifier.volume	89	en
dc.identifier.issue	9	en
dc.identifier.spage	2483	en
dc.identifier.epage	2489	en