Hello Zeke. The cetane number of a me of good conversion rate, reasonably pure with a max. iodine number of 120 is 50-53. For highly saturated me:s such as those from palm oil, the cetane number can be 60 and above that. I do not know the cetane number of the D2, but this is not too bad, is it? With best regards Jan Warnqvist AGERATEC AB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Zeke Yewdall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <Biofuel@sustainablelists.org> Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 11:43 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] 2 questions about BD production
> > > > 2. I noticed someone once say that some additive could be added to > > completed BD, to the tune of a couple cents per gallon, that would increase > > the cetane rating of the fuel and push it to higher-than-D2 level > > performace. Again, if anyone has seen this, I'd be greatful for your info. > > I thought that biodiesel already had a bit higher cetane rating than > #2 diesel? I know that my truck knocks alot on D2 compared to > biodiesel, or even B20. > > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): > http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
