Operational properties of diesel fuel with the addition of rapeseed oil esters

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of performance indicators of diesel fuel with the addition of rapeseed oil ether. To do this, the study used diesel fuel of Euro 5 grade "L" and the following dietary supplements: rapeseed oil methyl ester and rapeseed oil isopropyl ester. In the resulting biofuels the corresponding physical and chemical properties were determined. Based on the results of research, it was found that the complex of quality indicators of diesel fuel of petroleum origin and samples of rapeseed oil esters slightly differs from the indicators of petroleum diesel fuel, and, also, number of indicators of environmental properties are better than those of fuel of petroleum origin.