Chemistry and Technology of Fuels and Oils, Vol.47, No.3, 209-212, 2011
OPTIMIZING THE PHYSICAL-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF DIESEL FUEL BY INTRODUCING BIO-ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
The effect of TPA polymer (thermal polyaspartate anion) on the physical-chemical properties of diesel fuel - density, kinematic viscosity at 40 degrees C, moisture content, total acid number, thermal combustion, 90 vol.% distill-off temperature, and cetane number - is studied. It is shown that the moisture content and total acid number decrease considerably when TPA is introduced, while the heat of combustion and cetane number increase considerably, which improves fuel quality.
Keywords:diesel fuel;hydrophilic polymer;physical-chemical properties;cetane number;total acid number