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6. Bio-derived Products and Fatty Acid Methyl Esters
Such components can be found in diesel engine fuels and can cause a decrease of
greenhouse gases and SOx emissions. Most bio-fuel components in the diesel pool
are Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAME), which come from a special chemical treatment
of natural plant oils. These components are mandatory in automotive and agricultural
diesel in some countries. FAME is specified in ISO 14214 and ASTM D 6751.
FAME has good ignition properties and very good lubrication and environmental
properties, but the other properties that follow about FAME are well known:
D Possible oxidation and thus long term storage problems.
D A chemical force that causes fuel and water to combine.
D Microbial growth can appear in the fuel.
D Unsatisfactory low temperature properties.
D FAME material particles can appear on exposed surfaces and filter elements.
Where FAME is used as a fuel, make sure that the on board storage, handling,
treatment, service and machinery systems can be used with such a product.
7. Fuel Additives
WinGD does not recommend the use of fuel additives. Additives are not necessary for
fuels that obey the ISO 8217 standard or for fuels that WinGD has recommended.
If you think, that it is necessary to use additives, WinGD recommends to speak to the
fuel supplier and to the additive supplier. They can give you the related results of the
use of additives. If you use additives for some causes, you get the full responsability.
Note: WinGD does not accept liability or responsibility for the performance or
potential damage caused by the use of such additives.
2017−08
Diesel Engine Fuels
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