Diesel Fuel

It is used in diesel  engines  found in most  trucks, trains, buses, boats, agricultural  vehicles  and construction  engines.  Feed  engines  we  use  to  produce and  transport  almost  all our  food and all other  products  we  make  and  buy.  Some  cars, small trucks and  boats  also have diesel  engines.

Diesel fuel is also used in electricity generators. Many industrial facilities, large buildings, institutional facilities, hospitals and utilities have backup diesel generators and emergency power supplies. Most remote villages in Alaska use diesel generators to generate electricity.

Heating oil (OIL) and diesel are closely related products called distillates. The main difference between the  two  fuels  is  that diesel fuel  contains less  sulfur heating oil (OIL). Approximately  12 L of distillate is produced from each barrel of crude oil 42 gallons. Of these  12 liters of distillate, less than 2 gallons are high in sulfur, which can only be sold as heating fuel.

FUEL ADJUSTMENT

In the  past, diesel fuel contained high amounts of sulfur, which are considered harmful  to the environment  when burned through combustion. Because  diesel fuel  requires additional processing  to remove sulfur, is more expensive to produce than DIESEL.

ISO has a standard (non-mandatory)  for D2 Diesel Gasoil most oil companies used as reference. In U.S. is ANSI  (American National Standards  Institute) that defined  the  U.S. national standard for D2, according to the proposals of the  ASTM, API  and EPA.

In Europe there are similar variants at national level, for example, in Germany set by DIN, and Russia GOST (Gosudarstvenny Standard). Applying the ISO standards has allowed the reduction of sulfur in fuels, contributing to the decline pollution in many cities.

Diesel type

• D6
• D2

D6 is also be known as Residual Fuel Oil and is of high-viscosity. This particular fuel oil requires preheating to 220 – 260 Degrees Fahrenheit. D6 is mostly used for generators.

Recent changes in fuel quality regulation now require further refining of the D6 in order to remove the sulfur, which leads to a higher cost. Despite this recent change, D6 is still less useful because of its viscosity as well as that it needs to be pre-heated before it can be used and contains high amounts of pollutants, such as sulfur. Since it requires pre-heating, it cannot be used in small ships or boats or cars. However large ships and power plants can use the residual fuel oil.

D2 is also known as Gasoil. It is made from refinery Distillate. This type of fuel can be used without additives or reformers. D2 is primarily used as fuel in cars.

Other analyses of D2

D2 10 ppm

D2 500 ppm

D2 5000 ppm

D2 10,000 ppm