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Improvement of the Physicochemical Properties of Distilled Products of Petroleum (Diesel, JP-8) and Mix Diesel-Biodiesel by Using European Black Pine Oleoresin
Laboratory of Qualitative Fuel Control, Department of Environmental Engineering and Pollution Control and Technologies, Technological Education Institute of Western Macedonia, Kozani, Greece
Laboratory of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Department of Environmental Engineering and Pollution Control and Technologies, Technological Education Institute of Western Macedonia, Kozani, Greece
Forest Department of Kozani, Decentralized Administration of Epirus and Western Macedonia, Kozani, Greece
Laboratory of Qualitative Fuel Control, Department of Environmental Engineering and Pollution Control and Technologies, Technological Education Institute of Western Macedonia, Kozani, Greece
Department of Chemical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Laboratory of Forest Genetics and Plant Breeding, Department of Forestry and Natural Environment, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Laboratory of Forest Genetics and Plant Breeding, Department of Forestry and Natural Environment, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
- 1 Laboratory of Qualitative Fuel Control, Department of Environmental Engineering and Pollution Control and Technologies, Technological Education Institute of Western Macedonia, Kozani, Greece
- 2 Laboratory of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Department of Environmental Engineering and Pollution Control and Technologies, Technological Education Institute of Western Macedonia, Kozani, Greece
- 3 Forest Department of Kozani, Decentralized Administration of Epirus and Western Macedonia, Kozani, Greece
- 4 Laboratory of Qualitative Fuel Control, Department of Environmental Engineering and Pollution Control and Technologies, Technological Education Institute of Western Macedonia, Kozani, Greece
- 5 Department of Chemical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
- 6 Laboratory of Forest Genetics and Plant Breeding, Department of Forestry and Natural Environment, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
- 7 Laboratory of Forest Genetics and Plant Breeding, Department of Forestry and Natural Environment, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Journal of Environmental Protection·Volume 07 (2016)·Pages 583–590·Published 31 March 2016·DOI10.4236/jep.2016.75052
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Abstract
One of the important stages in the preparation of fuel for the smooth progress of combustion is to remove humidity from it. Natural resin, a natural product from <i>Pinus nigra</i> was used in order to remove water residues from petroleum fuels. The mass of resin was mixed with diesel fuel, JP-8, and mix diesel-biodiesel and main physicochemical properties measured and compared with those of the raw fuels were measured. The humidity eliminated 38% of diesel, 21% of jet fuel, and 30% of mix diesel-biodiesel (80% - 20%) and improved the physicochemical properties. The resin can be replaced and re-generated as often needed.
Keywords<i>Pinus nigra</i>FuelHumidityPhysicochemical Properties
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