Chemistry and Technology of Fuels and Oils, Vol.37, No.6, 422-426, 2001
Environmentally safe additives for diesel fuels
The environmental properties of diesel fuels (DF) manufactured in Russia are basically unsatisfactory due to the high content of sulfur compounds and aromatic hydrocarbons (AH). According to the World-Wide Fuel Charter published in December, 1998, DF are divided into three categories [1]: I: medium-sulfur; II: low-sulfur, treated; III: sulfur-free, exhaustively treated. Fuels in these categories should contain a maximum of 0.5, 0.03, and 0.003 wt. % sulfur, respectively.