Diesel fuel based on mixtures of petroleum and vegetable raw materials

Abstract

Сommercial petroleum diesel, distilled biodiesel and jet fuel JP8 were used to prepare the new fuel blend with physicochemical properties meeting the petroleum diesel standards. The proposed fuel blend consisted of 75% (v/v) petroleum diesel, 20% (v/v) distilled biodiesel and 5% (v/v) jet fuel JP8. The humidity of the prepared fuel blend was regulated using the distilled biodiesel. The key physicochemical properties of fuel such as density, kinematic viscosity, conductivity and water content were measured using standard ASTM methods. The storage stability test for the studied samples showed that they remained unchanged even after 30 and 120 days from the preparation moment. The suggested fuel blend composition may be recommended for the industrial applications due to the benefits of adding 20% of the distilled biodiesel. The composition of the fuel blend meets the European directive which proposes adding up to 20% (v/v) of biodiesel to the petroleum based fuels.