TITLE:
Improvement of the Physicochemical Properties of Distilled Products of Petroleum (Diesel, JP-8) and Mix Diesel-Biodiesel by Using European Black Pine Oleoresin
AUTHORS:
Constantinos Tsanaktsidis, Adams Stimoniaris, Spyros Bousios, George Tzilantonis, Athanasios Scaltsoyiannes, Maria Taktsira, Apostolos Scaltsoyiannes
KEYWORDS:
Pinus nigra, Fuel, Humidity, Physicochemical Properties
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Environmental Protection,
Vol.7 No.5,
March
31,
2016
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 Pinus nigra 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.