Hi Gustl >Hallo, > >Monday, 10 May, 2004, 22:35:42, you wrote: > >AL> Does my memory serve me correctly in that one of the "advertised >AL> benefits" of biodiesel is that it contains no sulphur hence >AL> diesels can be fitted with catalytic converters? The reason they >AL> aren't already is that the sulphur poisons the converter. If this >AL> is the case then won't the new requirements actually be good for >AL> biodiesel, assuming the engine companies do fit the catalytic >AL> converters? >AL> Regards, >AL> Andrew Lowe > >I have a couple of friends who keep telling me that biodiesel will be >hard on engines since there is no sulphur for lubricity. And I can >tell them...?
... that biodiesel is the solution to low-lubricity problems, not the cause of them. Adding 1% of biodiesel increases lubricity by 60%. The biodiesel industry in the US sees the pending arrival of USLD (ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel) as a great marketing opportunity, as adding even a small amount of biodiesel solves the lubricity problem for older motors without the need for an expensive retrofit. This is one reason that in France all diesel fuel contains between 2 and 5% biodiesel. For reference you can send them here: http://www.biodiesel.org/pdf_files/Lubricity.PDF Which says, among other things: >Based on the HFRR testing run by Stanadyne, and testing from other >laboratories showing similar results, Stanadyne Automotive has >stated: > >"É.we have tested biodiesel at Stanadyne and results indicate that >the inclusion of 2% biodiesel into any conventional diesel fuel will >be sufficient to address the lubricity concerns that we have with >these existing diesel fuels. From our standpoint, inclusion of >biodiesel is desirable for two reasons. First it would eliminate the >inherent variability associated with the use of other additives and >whether sufficient additive was used to make the fuel fully >lubricious. Second, we consider biodiesel a fuel or fuel >component-not an additiveÉThus if more biodiesel is added than >required to increase lubricity, there will not be the adverse >consequences that might be seen if other lubricity additives are >dosed at too high a rate." > >The reasoning behind Stanadyne's support of 2% biodiesel makes >biodiesel an ideal solution to the existing lubricity problem with >diesel fuel-while supporting other environmental, energy security, >and economic development initiatives. As EPA forces the further >removal of sulfur from diesel fuel in 2006, which will undoubtedly >worsen fuel lubricity, the concentration of biodiesel can be raised >to that necessary to fully protect this future fuel as well. ... and... >The conclusions drawn by the researchers from Southwest Research >Institute were: "Biodiesel fuels consisting of methyl esters of >soybean oil had excellent scuffing and adhesive wear resistance that >exceeds those of the best conventional diesel fuels." Hope that helps. Best wishes Keith >Happy Happy, > >Gustl >-- >Je mehr wir haben, desto mehr fordert Gott von uns. >Mitglied-Team AMIGA >ICQ: 22211253-Gustli >******** >The safest road to Hell is the gradual one - the gentle slope, >soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, >without signposts. >C. S. Lewis, "The Screwtape Letters" >******** >Es gibt Wahrheiten, die so sehr auf der Stra§e liegen, >da§ sie gerade deshalb von der gewšhnlichen Welt nicht >gesehen oder wenigstens nicht erkannt werden. >******** >Those who dance are considered insane by those who can't >hear the music. >George Carlin Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
