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Impact of metals on corrosive behavior of biodiesel-diesel-ethanol (BDE) alternative fuel

Thangavelu, S. K. and Ahmed, A. S. and Ani, F. N. (2016) Impact of metals on corrosive behavior of biodiesel-diesel-ethanol (BDE) alternative fuel. Renewable Energy, 94 . pp. 1-9. ISSN 0960-1481

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Abstract

Corrosive behavior of biodiesel-diesel-ethanol (BDE) fuel blends upon exposure to metals, namely, mild steel, copper and aluminum was studied by static immersion at room temperature and 60 °C. The change of fuel properties, i.e., total acid number, density, viscosity, calorific value, flash point, and color changes were investigated. Moreover, fuel compositional changes, such as water content, oxidation product level, and metal elements in the fuel blends were examined. Finally, the effect of fuel blends on corrosion rate (CR), morphology of corrosion products, and chemical structure of metals were studied. Results revealed that the CR of metals in BDE fuels is in the order: aluminum < mild steel < copper at both temperature conditions. The degradation of fuel properties and corrosion rate of metals in BDE fuel blends are lower than neat biodiesel (B100), whereas higher than petro-diesel (B0). Corrosiveness of B20D75E5 is lower than B20D70E10 upon exposure to metals.

Item Type:Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:Alternative fuels, Aluminum, Biodiesel, Carbon steel, Copper, Corrosion, Corrosion rate, Ethanol, Metals, Steel, Color changes, Compositional changes, Corrosion products, Fuel properties, Metal elements, Oxidation products, Temperature conditions, Total acid number, Fuels, alternative fuel, aluminum, biofuel, copper, corrosion, degradation, ethanol, oxidation, steel, temperature gradient
Subjects:Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
Divisions:Computing
ID Code:72272
Deposited By: Fazli Masari
Deposited On:20 Nov 2017 08:18
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