Technical Paper
Performance of Diesel containing Bio-Hydrogenated Component
2011-08-30
2011-01-1953
A commercial grade of Bio-Hydrogenated Diesel (BHD) has been tested to assess its suitability for field applications. This BHD grade was partly isomerised and it was blended into diesel fuel at ratios from 5% to 30%. The testing done compared these blends to the fossil diesel and the fossil diesel containing 5% Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME) from palm oil. The testing carried out includes a range of engine, field and laboratory testing to understand the impact of BHD on fuel specification, fuel performance, harms and diesel fuel additive requirement and appetite. An extensive program of laboratory testing has been undertaken to assess the impact of different BHD ratios on fuel specification and other performance and harms tests like lubricity, water interaction, anti-oxidant requirement and fuel stability at low T.
