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

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, a...

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Main Authors: Thangavelu, S. K., Ahmed, A. S., Ani, F. N.
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Published: Elsevier Ltd 2016
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Ahmed, A. S.
Ani, F. N.
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description 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.
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spelling utm.eprints-722722017-11-20T08:18:53Z http://eprints.utm.my/72272/ Impact of metals on corrosive behavior of biodiesel-diesel-ethanol (BDE) alternative fuel Thangavelu, S. K. Ahmed, A. S. Ani, F. N. QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science 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. Elsevier Ltd 2016 Article PeerReviewed 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 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84961161370&doi=10.1016%2fj.renene.2016.03.015&partnerID=40&md5=5f87be2fc1185994ee19aca386d91985
spellingShingle QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
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Ahmed, A. S.
Ani, F. N.
Impact of metals on corrosive behavior of biodiesel-diesel-ethanol (BDE) alternative fuel
title Impact of metals on corrosive behavior of biodiesel-diesel-ethanol (BDE) alternative fuel
title_full Impact of metals on corrosive behavior of biodiesel-diesel-ethanol (BDE) alternative fuel
title_fullStr Impact of metals on corrosive behavior of biodiesel-diesel-ethanol (BDE) alternative fuel
title_full_unstemmed Impact of metals on corrosive behavior of biodiesel-diesel-ethanol (BDE) alternative fuel
title_short Impact of metals on corrosive behavior of biodiesel-diesel-ethanol (BDE) alternative fuel
title_sort impact of metals on corrosive behavior of biodiesel diesel ethanol bde alternative fuel
topic QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
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