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Lubricity properties of additives based on higher fatty acids

Journal Article · · Chem. Technol. Fuels Oils (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:5881157
This article investigates possible lubricity additive applications for a number of products separated from a C/sub 17/-C/sub 20/ fraction and still-bottoms in synthetic fatty acids (SFA) production. Each additive (MKNK, DKK, NKK and FKKO) was dissolved in a hydrotreated T-7 fuel, and lubricity properties were evaluated by the KIIGA-2 method. Finds that the branched-chain monocarboxylic and unsaturated acids recovered from the C/sub 17/-C/sub 20/ SFA fraction, and also the fraction of acids from the SFA still-bottoms, form rather strong chemisorbed films on metal surfaces, and fuel formations based on these materials have a high level of lubricity.
OSTI ID:
5881157
Journal Information:
Chem. Technol. Fuels Oils (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Chem. Technol. Fuels Oils (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 18:7-8; ISSN CTFOA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English