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Comprehensive analysis of the physicochemical properties of butylal and butylal blends as a potential diesel fuel
Among the renewable alternatives for fossil diesel fuel that are currently considered, Poly(oxymethylene)ethers are promising candidates due to their good ignition behaviour and soot-reducing properties.
In this study, fuel-related properties of butylal and blends of butylal with fossil diesel fuel and, for the first time, paraffinic diesel fuel from hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) are measured and investigated to evaluate possible blending rates. The researched fuel properties are indicated cetane number, oxidation stability, lubricity, flash point, calorific value and water content. Novel data on the ignition behaviour and viscosity and density at low temperatures is presented. Furthermore, the effect of a lubricity and an oxidation stability improver on butylal was tested to improve fuel properties. (Authors TFZ: Josephine Babel, Dr. Edgar Remmele, Dr. Klaus Thuneke, Dr. Peter Emberger) (14 Seiten)
Erscheinungsdatum: März 2025
