Stability and composition of palm, coconut and soy oil fatty acid microemulsion diesel fuels

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:6183129

Compere, A L; Griffith, W L; Googin, J M

Microemulsions fuels containing fully and partially coconut, palm, and soy fatty acids; varying amounts of C/sub 1/ to C/sub 4/ alcohols; varying amounts of water; and four fuel bases were evaluated between 0 and 60/sup 0/C for stability as a single phase system. In general, ability to form a stable single phase system rose with increasing alcohol chain length, decreasing water, and increasing dispersed phase content. It was possible to form 0 to 60/sup 0/C stable single phase systems in all four fuels tested using 30 to 50% v/v dispersed phase containing 1-butanol and either palm or soy fatty acids. 11 refs., 3 tabs.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 6183129
• Report Number(s): CONF-851201-10; ON: DE86005017
• Resource Relation: Conference: 7. Miami international conference on alternative energy sources, Miami Beach, FL, USA, 9 Dec 1985
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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