BioGuardtm
A Non-Chemical Based Diesel Biocide
Control and Prevention of Cyanobacteria aka 'Diesel Fuel Bugs’, commonly referred to Diesel Algae.
Diesel Trucks, Fuel Stations, Diesel Fuel Storage Tanks, Tankers, Ships, Diesel Fuel Transport Carriers,
Fuel Suppliers, Refineries and virtually every Diesel Fuel Storage Facility.
The ‘Clear’ advantages of using 'BioGuard' Diesel Technology are:
*Reduces Filter Changes as Dirt, Dist, Debris and Cyanobacteria (Diesel Algae) just like an Ionized Water Tank, Pools, etc., is ‘precipitated’ to the Bottom of the Tank.
*Considerably ‘Improves’ Engine Performance (Cleaner Filters) and assures Clean Combustible Fuel.
*Considerably less expensive as compared to Chemical Based Biocide Supplements.
*Maintenance Free Application for 12-full Months. A Chemical Based Biocide needs to be added at every Fill-up.
The following information will clearly elaborate the many ‘Problems’ associated with Cyanobacteria aka “FUEL Bugs”.
It is likely that this technology aka BioGuard would prove to be another Very Resourceful Marketplace for the advent of this Technology.
BioGuard-Diesel is an effective Biocide and has proven to prevent the growth of Cyanobacteria. This technology/application can also be effectively used for Trucks, Gas Stations, Fuel Storage Tanks, Tankers, Ships, Fuel Transport Carriers, Fuel Suppliers and Refineries and virtually any Diesel Fuel Storage Facility. Cyanobacteria is a ‘Global Problem and is Very Costly Problem’ that can be easily and effectively treated with our Technology at a fraction of the cost.
AMSOIL Diesel Fuel Modifier treats and cleans the fuel system of automotive and light truck diesel engines to improve overall vehicle performance.
Diesel fuel contains impurities that adversely affect engine performance. When diesel fuel is left untreated, deposits can accumulate on fuel injectors, intake valves, the combustion chamber and other system components. A plugged fuel injector emits an uneven spray pattern, which reduces fuel combustion efficiency and increases exhaust emissions. Diesel fuel is also susceptible to low temperature gelling, which hinders engine start-up. Finally, during combustion, diesel fuel produces corrosive acids that damage components.
The special detergents and dispersants in AMSOIL ADM dissolve and remove deposits on system components for reduced emissions, increased fuel economy and extended component life. The deicing properties in AMSOIL ADM lower the pour point of diesel fuel for improved cold weather starting. AMSOIL ADM also contains rust and corrosion inhibitors to prevent moisture penetration and fuel stabilizers to keep diesel fuel safe during storage.
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http://www.passagemaker.com/discus/messages/3/252.html?1124888133
http://www.dieselcraft.com/fuel%20facts.html
FACT: University of Idaho scientists have conducted tests to determine the timeline and percentage of degradation of stored diesel fuel #2. The results of this testing was that the petroleum diesel fuel #2 degraded 26% after 28 days of storage. See: Petroleum and Environmental Engineering Services. Masoud Mehdizadeh, Ph.D. http://www.fueltechinc.com/diesllf.htm
DIESEL TANKS CONTAMINATION
Frequent diesel fuel filter changes and cleaning diesel fuel tanks have become acceptable periodic maintenance instead of a warning signal for diesel engine failure. Diesel Fuel filter elements should last a thousand hours or more, and injectors some 15,000 hours. However, since diesel fuel is inherently unstable, solids begin to form and the accumulating tank sludge will eventually clog your diesel fuel filters, ruin your injectors and cause diesel engines to smoke.
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Symptoms... |
The solids that form as the result of the inherent instability of the diesel fuel and the natural process of degradation will accumulate in the bottom of your fuel tank. The sludge will form a coating or bio-film on the walls and baffles of the fuel tank, plug your fuel filters and impact combustion efficiency. Eventually fouled diesel fuel will clog fuel lines and ruin your equipment.
Filter plugging can have several causes and often critical consequences. For example, low temperatures can cause wax crystallization, which can lead to fuel filter plugging. An example would be using summer diesel fuel in cold weather. Wax or paraffin is part of the diesel fuel.
Contaminant build up resulting from excessive microbial growth and bio-degradation of diesel fuel can cause fuel filter plugging. Micro-organisms, bacteria and enzyme activity, fungus, yeast and mold cause diesel fuel degradation and the formation of waste products. The process is similar to milk turning into cottage cheese, a different form of milk. Of all the microbial debris and waste products in the diesel fuel tank only about .01% is bugs. Even though microbes may cause and accelerate the process of fuel degradation, it should be clear that the waste products clogging your filter are not the microbes but fuel components which have formed solids.
Frequently, the application of a biocide aggravates the situation and turns bio-film into solids, creating a real fuel filter nightmare. Bio film develops through out the entire diesel fuel system. It grows in the water fuel interface and on the walls, baffles, and bottoms of fuel storage tanks. An unlucky end user may be filling up his fuel tank and getting this debris delivered as a part of his diesel fuel, for the same price as the diesel fuel.
Other 'Chemical Based' Biocides...
ALGAE-X provides a Total Fuel Management System that will provide all users of diesel fuel with protection, performance, fuel economy and lower maintenance costs. It doesn’t matter if your diesel engine is on a sailboat, large recreational fishing cruiser, luxury yacht, heavy truck or equipment, involves a large diesel fuel consumer with multiple storage tanks, or industrial back-up generation systems. The ALGAE-X system solves your diesel fuel problems.
You may need to start by determining if you have a problem. If you’re thinking about it, then you probably do. Look first for the symptoms of diesel fuel deterioration: clogged and slimy filters, dark, hazy fuel, sludge build up in tanks, loss of power and rpm, excessive exhaust smoke, corroded and pitted injectors, or foul smelling fuel.
If you have been treating your diesel fuel with a biocide, but still find you have the symptoms of fuel deterioration, you have looked far enough. Commonly used chemical testing procedures will show a negative presence of bacterial and fungal growth as a result of the biocides. Concluding that the fuel is in acceptable condition and the fuel system is healthy because of the lack of active bacterial or fungal growth would be a misinterpretation of test results. This does not mean that the diesel fuel is in acceptable condition.
The Liqui-Cult test we recommend should not be used to determine if the diesel fuel is within specifications, but rather to determine a baseline for diesel fuel condition before installation of the ALGAE-X Fuel Management System appropriate to your application. After the Fuel Management System has done its job, test again to monitor diesel fuel quality and periodically as necessary. Monitor the presence of other factors (the “symptoms” noted before installation of the MFC unit) to confirm that the system is performing to your expectations.
If your diesel fuel system demonstrates the symptoms outlined above, procedures for removal of water in the tank bottom should be the first step. The extent of water contamination can be determined using Kolor Kut Water Finding Paste on a rod inserted into the tank. A small siphon can be used to determine the condition (visual signs of growth) of the water. If a large amount of water is present, it should be pumped out. The ALGAE-X Portable Tank Cleaning Kit (TCK) or the Mobil Tank Cleaning (MTC) unit allows you to pump water off the bottom of your fuel tank. Since every tank configuration is unique, and sometimes the access to a tank is only the fuel filler neck, it may be necessary for you to customize a soft copper pipe to snake into the bottom of the tank. Pump the water from the tank bottom into a bucket for proper disposal. After all the free water that can be removed has been removed, small residual amounts of water can be delt with using the AFC-705 Diesel Fuel Catalyst. The AFC additive will emulsify the residual water and allow it to be cirulated during the next phase of the fuel polishing process. Using a water-block filter in the TCK, MTC or FPS system will remove the emulsified water from the fuel.
As an ongoing preventative maintenance procedure, water in the fuel tank can be dealt with by using the Water Eliminator. The Water Eliminator can be kept in the tank and monitored at each refueling to determine the presence of water. Additional diesel fuel filtration and water removal can be achieved with the installation of a supplemental Fuel Filter/Water Separator.
The addition of ALGAE-X AFC-705 Diesel Fuel Catalyst will enhance and accelerate the tank cleaning process by breaking down, dispersing, and dissolving existing tank sludge and slime, stabilize and restore fuel quality, decontaminate compartments of the tank that are out of reach of the suction line, and eliminating costly tank cleaning and fuel disposal fees. Treatment with the ALGAE-X Magnetic Fuel Conditioner (MFC) completes the process of making the diesel fuel clear, bright, and usable. Utilizing a commercial fuel cleaning service that re-circulates the diesel fuel through a mobile diesel fuel cleaning system before using the AFC-705 and installation of the MFC is not necessary. It is also not necessary in most instances to pump the tank and incur the expense of disposing of "bad fuel". Save your money! Use the AFC-705 periodically to provide peak engine performance: removes and prevents carbon build up, improves combustion, lowers fuel consumption, adds lubricity to low sulfur fuel, prevents corrosion of injectors, reduces harmful emissions, and extends equipment life.
Installation of the MFC, in most instances, is an easy do-it-yourself process. Purchase the size based on fuel line port size and flow requirements. Locate the MFC unit between the fuel tank and the primary filter. There are various installations available for multiple tank systems. In applications involving more than one engine, an MFC should be installed on each engine fuel line. Various sizes are available to accommodate fuel line diameters from 1/4” to 2”, and larger for bulk tank installations and other uses. For very large or industrial installions, the FC Series of Magnetic Fuel Conditioners are available. The MFC is made in the U.S.A. and comes with a lifetime warranty.
The
MFC only works, however, when the diesel fuel circulates through it. In
applications where the diesel engine is used less than intermittently or only
every several weeks, then the
ALGAE-X Fuel Polishing System (FPS) will be required to periodically polish
the diesel fuel and maintain the clear and bright character of the fuel that is
critical to optimum performance. A manually operated timer is set to run the
diesel fuel through an MFC and filter/dewater unit for several hours,
maintaining fuel quality. If an application requires a custom re-circulation
system,
Carter Fuel Pumps,
replacement fuel filters,
water sensors,
flow meters,
hoses, and other components are available.
Digital fuel flow recording meters and a
fuel pressure gauge showing pressure drop can assist in determining when
fuel filters need changed, instead of changing the filter at a predetermined,
arbitrary interval.
In applications where automatic periodic polishing is necessary, unattended remote treatment poses risks. The ALGAE-X STS Units incorporate a four-stage fuel conditioning and filtration system that includes all safety and control devices for remote operation in an isolated compartment inside the fully enclosed weatherproof system cabinet. This system is ideal for critical back-up generator systems (hospitals, data centers, emergency police/fire departments, etc.) or large marine applications.
Many commercial and industrial maintenance operations require the cleaning and treatment of multiple tank systems. In situations where a marina services multiple vessels, a service operation must treat back-up generator facilities in numerous locations, or an industrial facility has numerous tanks distributed over far-reaching locations, the ALGAE-X Mobil Tank Cleaning (MTC) unit handles fuel filtration, MFC treatment, and water removal from tanks. The unit is mounted on a cart and easily transported to the tank for use on a scheduled basis.
If you are a small business owner that utilizes low-volume tanks and need only occasional fuel cleaning and polishing, a farmer that needs to treat fuel tanks on only a couple pieces of equipment or a generator, or a homeowner that wants to maintain their own backup power generator, sometimes bigger is not better. ALGAE-X has a portable, hand-carried, Tank Cleaning Kit (TK100/150) that is ideal for economical treatment of diesel fuel or for occasional fluid transfer needs. These units are 12- or 24-volt and weigh under 10-pounds. Accessories are available to upgrade these portable unts with a fuel strainer and supplemental fuel filter/water separator.
The results of utilizing the ALGAE-X Systems can only be fully appreciated after your own investment in a system, but there are numerous reports that demonstrate that installations greatly benefit both small and large volume installations. A U.S. Coast Guard report provides a bottom-line analysis showing a recovery of investment within six months, demonstrating the breadth of system benefits.
A DIESEL FUEL SUPPLEMENT THAT SOLVES
DIESEL RELATED PROBLEMS
Bells Super Premium DEE-ZOL is especially formulated to solve all diesel related
problems in low and high sulfur diesel fuels. It was the world's first diesel
additive and has been manufactured continuously since 1954. Reformulations and
continuous up-grading have occurred over the years and today it is still the
most effective diesel supplement money can buy.
THE PROBLEM
The quality of diesel fuel has been on a steady decline since 1973. With today's
poor quality fuels, breakdown, hesitation, filter clogging, injector
malfunctions, erratic combustion efficiency, intolerable emissions, moisture,
sludge, algae, fungus and poor fuel economy are common problems.
MOISTURE ELIMINATOR
Bell's Super Premium DEE-ZOL contains a moisture eliminator which will disperse
condensation and other free water from the fuel system. Because the water
remains dispersed in a one micron size, it is carried along with the diesel fuel
and passes through the spray nozzle (without harming the injector), into the
combustion chamber where it subsequently leaves with the exhaust. Removal of
free standing water prevents micro-organism growth. The organisms live in the
water phase and feed on the diesel fuel. The algae cannot survive unless free
water is present. Bell's Super Premium DEE-ZOL will solve all moisture
and micro-organism problem.
CETANE ENHANCEMENT
Bell Additives' Super Premium DEE-ZOL contains PB4500 Power Booster which
reduces the interfacial surface tension between fuel molecules and modifies them
through the generation of free "radicals" that help keep the flame front stable
thereby producing a more uniform burn. This results in a more even build-up in
pressure and resultant increasing combustion efficiency. Because there is more
complete combustion of the fuel, more power is delivered to the piston as it is
driven down on the power stroke. This means less downshifting, more power and
performance and better fuel mileage.
Additionally, since more of the fuel is being burned, less is going out the stacks. Most of the visual smoke from diesel exhaust is just raw unburned fuel. By promoting more complete combustion, Bell's Super Premium DEE-ZOL can reduce emissions as high as 50% to 90%
FUEL STABILIZER
Since diesel fuel is a blend of many different hydrocarbons consisting of
various sized colloidal particles, the small, less stable particles have a
tendency to fall out of the solution. When they do, they unite with other
similar sized less stable particles to form a particulate. The process continues
until larger particles form a sludge that can clog fuel filters and ruin
injectors.
This sludge forming tendency occurs in all diesel stocks regardless of how fast the fuel is consumed. This is especially true in low sulfur diesel and in fuel that sits for long periods of time. In many cases the problem becomes so severe that the old fuel has to be pumped out, disposed of and the tank cleaned a very costly and time consuming process. Bell's Super Premium DEE-ZOL prevents fuel stratification and eliminates sludge formation thereby retaining the BTU value in the fuel.
In conclusion, it should be recognized that Bell's Super Premium DEE-ZOL will improve the performance characteristics of all grades of diesel fuel. It may be used in any type of diesel-powered engine, either stationary, vehicular or marine.
DOSAGE
Add to fuel tank before refilling: 1 ounce to 10 gallons diesel fuel; 1 quart to
320 gallons; 1 gallon to 1280 gallons. For initial treat, use a double dosage to
remove build-up.
*DEE-ZOL IS EPA REGISTERED*
AVAILABILITY: Bell's DEE-ZOL is available in 8 oz., 16 oz. and 32 oz.bottles, 1 gallon and 5 gallon containers, 30 and 55 gallon drums.
Will not Harm:
· Computers
· Oxygen Sensors
· Trap Oxidizers
· Particulate Traps
Will not Void:
· Manufacturer's warranty
BENEFITS
· Increases Mileage
· Increases Horsepower
· Increases Engine Life
· Reduces Downtime
· Reduces Pollutants
· Reduces Downshifting
Bell's DEE-ZOL is a balanced formulation for all grades and brands of diesel fuel. It consists of a dispersant, moisture eliminator, detergent, combustion improving modifier, lubricant and preservative.
Regular use provides:
· Deposit Control
· Keeps Injectors Clean
· Frees Sticky Valves
· Extends Fuel Filter Life
· Improves Valve and Ring Seal
· Removes Carbon Gum and Varnish Deposit
Moisture Elimination (Without Alcohol) Removes:
· Algae, Fungus
· Water, Sludge
Cetane Enhancement (without Alcohol) promotes a smoother running engine by:
Improving:
· Horsepower
· Performance
· Cold Weather Starting
Reducing:
· Fuel Consumption
· Smoke
· Emissions
Lubrication-Protects:
· Injectors
· Valves
· Top Cylinder Area
· Injector Pump
· Rubber "O" Rings
· Cylinder Liners
Fuel Stability-Eliminates:
· Fuel Stratification
· Sludge Formation
· Particulate
Seal Conditioner-Prevents shrinkage of:
· Fuel Pump Diaphragms
· Rubber "O" Rings
· Other Rubber Fuel System Parts
Anti-Foam:
· Reduces Fill Time
· Increases Storage Capacity
Once you get the tanks clean you can reduce the likely hood of recontamination by keeping your tanks topped up whenever possible. When tanks are less than (mostly), full the moist air will quickly convert your tanks to a reasonably efficient watermaker - which settles to the bottom of the tank. This is where the critters thrive. A good diesel additive which contains a biocide (I like PSP, Soltron etc.) will help as well. The Algae X magnetic filter element also gets good results. Since 9 out of 10 engine failures can be traced to fuel problems (having twins won't help much), any and everthing you can do, you should do. Bottom line, the best prevention is run the boat a lot and keep adding fresh fuel (not always an option).
More realistically, your sludge is made of several things, including the
settling out of ashphaltine components which are present in all diesel fuel.
If you get a clean, glass jug,of about 1 gallon, fill it with diesel and screw
the lid on, and set it in a closet,undisturbed, this substance will settle out,
leaving black goo on the bottom, in time. Motor oil will do the same.
Diesel is considered 'fresh' for only 100 days or so, starting at the refinery
where it is made.
Water, bugs, and the ashphaltines can mess up a tank pretty badly. What would help a lot is the Soltron plus agitation. No real easy answers, other than additives, filtration, and agitation. This problem is non-existant for applications that require refueling every couple of days, such as diesel ferry boats, etc.
I once had to deal with 1600 gallons of black jello in a tank...no fun at all, but I was saved by the boat builder, who built in a 24inch port in the side of each tank compartment. One on each side of the baffles, three in that 1600 gallon tank.
Joe, your diesel is suffering from what's called Diesel Bug. There is always
water in diesel, and the bacteria (bug) lives on the interface between the water
and diesel.
In the UK, we use additives a great deal, and we've found there's only one which
works completely. It's called Soltron, and it's available pretty well
everywhere.
The Soltron enzyme eats the bug, and ingests dead bug as well, such that the
residue naturally passes through all the filters to be burnt in the engine.
Furthermore it consumes the water in the diesel.
The public challenge of Soltron is to find them a tank that's heavily
contaminated, and their product will cure it. It might take some heavy dosing,
but it's easier and simpler than steam cleaning.
As I said, in the UK we use additives. In the USA, I see people tend to use Fuel
Polishers. Additives are simpler.
I have encountered a SLUDGE LIKE goo, on the bottom of the tanks with the
consistency of peanut butter...on the bottom (couple inches deep) of my trawler
diesel tanks. It seems to break loose and clog up fuel filters whenever we
encounter rough water.
I want to get the tanks cleaned, and they have access holes 6" diam. on top of
tanks, but there are baffles in the tank. My marina can't pump this SLUDGE which
WE THINK IS REMNANTS OF ALGAE GROWTH THAT HAS BEEN KILLED, due to it's thick
consistency.
The only way to get this out will be to find SOME SORT OF CHEMICAL SOLVENT THAT
CAN DISSOLVE THIS SLUDGE, THEN WE CAN PUMP IT OUT.
Does ANYbody have any clues what will dissolve this crud??? I am in Michigan,
but the boat "caught" the algae problem 2 yrs ago when it was in Florida, not
being used (previous owner).. and down there they have specialists used to
treating tanks, but up north, it's fairly rare, and they don't have pressure
washers that will work plus their experience in this is fairly limited.
So back to the subject of fuel and tanks. To run the fuel through a number of filter in line would not make the fuel that much cleaner/polished than through one or two filters if is was a straight transfer from dirty tank to a clean tank. The reason fuel has to be recycled so many time in polishing is the clean fuel is dumb back into a tank with un filter/dirty fuel, each time polished the fuel becomes a little more cleaner as the % of the cleaned fuel becomes higher. Fuel will layer it’s self the heaviest/dirtiest on the bottom and the cleaner on top. That is why it is best to suck from the bottom and not the top.
"Since our tanks are old I keep them only 1/2 full so if they leak can transfer
to the other two tanks,"
Half empty tanks have loads of room to condense water should you live in a humid
place.
Perhaps this is WHY you need to "polish" the fuel, your creating your own
problem.
You will have less fuel contamination if the tank is kept FULL or Empty and
ventelitated.
Full is far superior .
Many working boats will have the tanks of different sizes , so they can be kept
full , which helps with the free surface hassle too.
The easiest if you had room is transfer all the fuel to one tank, clean the tank
and then transfer back to the clean tank and then clean the other tank. Then
polish the fuel. The trick is how to clean the tank? If you have an access that
you can get a stiff hose down to the bottom of the tank you cold suck it out. I
hope the fuel is diesel and not gas. Not recommended, but I have used a wet vac.
to suck up water and diesel from the bilge.
If you really want to clean and check the tanks then the best is to open the
tanks by cutting a hole, but I would try the hose and vacuumed first. If you
have to cut a whole let us know and we can walk you through that. I had to have
one of our three tanks repaired, and hope to do the open the other two in the
near future.
Since our tanks are old I keep them only 1/2 full so if they leak can transfer
to the other two tanks, while repairing. Diesel fuel does last for a long time.
We had a 1930 tug in our marine and the engine had not been start for at least
10 years, so the filter/polish and put in some oil/additive and the engine
started right up. The cost to get rid of old diesel is more costly than it cost,
so it is well worth the cost to clean/refresh/polish. I take my old fluid to the
plant and we have a company come into take out old fluids away, but it is like
twice the what the fluids cost.
Do not try to dumb it as it will cost a bloody fortune if you get caught and
have to clean up. On the lake if there is any sort of a slick the police boat is
right on it, and that can cost thousands.
I just empty my fuel tanks and I fill up six 55gals.drums.The boat has been
sitting over ten year.Has anyone have any idea if it can be use?
With the price of fuel it sure is a waste to throw it away,let alone finding a
place that will dispose of it.
Now that the tanks are empty what's the best way to clean the inside.As far as I
can see of the fuel that came out there are no grud but then again I have never
work on a boat this size before.
Consider these facts.
FACT:
ALL fuel producers admit that diesel fuel is inherently unstable. This
instability causes diesel fuels to form sludge and or insoluble organic
particulates. Both asphaltene compounds (sludge) and particulates may contribute
to build up in injectors and particulates can clog fuel filters plus add to the
service issues common to diesel engines.
See:
www.chevron.com/prodserv/fuels/bulletin/diesel/L2_2_7_fs.htm
FACT:
Diesel fuel
contamination problems have two different areas to consider, biology and
chemistry. On the biology side is "Fuel Bugs" and on the chemistry side is "Asphaltenes".
Thinking you have a biological problem and treating it with a biocide when in
fact you have a chemical problem will not solve the problem.
"Asphaltenes" aka diesel sludge is the most common chemical problem and the most
misdiagnosed problem in diesel fuel. Asphaltenes are brown and slimy and
resemble algae. BUT Asphaltenes are not algae. NO ALGAE GROWS IN DIESEL FUEL.
The natural chemical process that goes on in diesel fuel as it ages creates
Asphaltenes. The asphaltene molecules will tend to precipitate out of the fuel
over time and settle on the bottom of the tank. Once picked up by the fuel pump
filters clog and engines stop.
Those that call diesel sludge algae are misinformed and not knowledgeable on the subject and are misdiagnosing the problem.
"Fuel Bugs" aka bacteria and fungus, primarily Cyanobacteria, in diesel fuel are
the other problem but less prominent that Asphaltenes. Most diesel users have
very little knowledge of this costly problem. There are over 100 types of Fuel
Bugs that can live in diesel fuel. Fuel Bugs feed on the oil in the fuel and use
the water in the fuel for their oxygen supply. They grow in your fuel at
different rates and can easily cost thousands of dollars in damage to each
contaminated vehicle.
It is imperative to determine if a fuel problem is biological or chemical based.
FACT:
University of Idaho scientists have conducted tests to determine the timeline
and percentage of degradation of stored diesel fuel #2. The results of this
testing was that the petroleum diesel fuel #2 degraded 26% after 28 days of
storage. See: Petroleum and Environmental Engineering Services
Masoud Mehdizadeh, Ph.D.
http://www.fueltechinc.com/diesllf.htm
Studies conducted by National Biodiesel Board under accelerated storage
conditions also proved that sediments are formed. The formation of these
sediments are increased in the presence of water and dissolved oxygen. [See:
"Fuel Facts" National Biodiesel Board, Jefferson City, MO; Frankenfeld, J.W.
"General Features of Sediment Formation in Model Fuel System," Ind. Eng. Chem.
Prod. Res. Dev. 1983, 22, 608-614].
Once diesel fuel begins the process of breaking down and sedimentation formation
the fuel will create Asphaltene, cluster up, fall out of solution, and settle to
the bottom of fuel tanks creating a sludge.
As the fuel further deteriorates, it darkens, produces a foul odor, and often causes diesel engines to smoke. This is a direct result of the early-stage fuel clustering passing through the filtration systems and into the combustion chamber. These clusters cause greater difficulty as they increase in size, failing to burn correctly, thereby exiting the system as unburned fuel in the form of smoke. This problem is exacerbated as the clusters eventually reduce the fuel flow to the point of clogging the filters. Filtration does not solve the core issue.
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and slimy filters