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СКАЧАТЬ performance exclusive of any difficulties. Austria was the first country in the world to define and approve the standards for rapeseed oil methyl esters as diesel fuel. As standardization is a prerequisite for successful market introduction and penetration of BD, standards or guidelines for the quality of BD have also been defined in other countries like Germany, Italy, France, the Czech Republic, and in the United States.

      Quality standards are prerequisites for the commercial use of any fuel product. They serve as guidelines for the production process, guarantee customers that they are buying high quality fuels, and provide authorities with approved tools for the assessment of safety risks and environmental pollution [163]. Moreover, engine and automobile manufacturers rely on fuel standards for releasing warranties for their vehicles to be operated on BD.

In 1997, the European Committee for Standardization was mandated to develop a uniform standard for FAME fuels and come up with respective measurement procedures. The resulting standard EN 14214, which has come into picture in 2004, is valid for all member states of the European Union and thus replaces the respective national specifications. Apart from Australia and the United States of America, which have already drawn up BD quality norms, a number of countries worldwide (e.g. Brazil, Canada, Japan) are currently working on their introduction, having released drafts or preliminary specifications. Then, ASTM D 6751 and EN 14214 conditions as well as their analysis methods for BD are illustrated in Table 1.3.

      The constraints that are utilized to describe the quality of BD can be divided in two groups [164]. One of them is also used for mineral diesel, and the second describes the composition and purity of fatty esters. The former includes, for example, density, viscosity, flash point, sulfur percentage, Conradson carbon residue, sulfate ash percentage, cetane number, and acid number. The latter comprises, for example, methanol, free glycerol, total glycerol, phosphorus contents, water and esters content, and other properties described in Table 1.3. Thus, ASTM D 6751 and EN 14214 specifications methods for BD are illustrated in Table 1.3.

1.10 Conclusion

      Currently, the uses of BD as an eco‐friendly alternative to petrodiesel are gaining much recognition. The production of BD from nonconventional oils may simultaneously reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels and help alleviate the food versus fuel dilemma that plagues rapeseed, soybean, palm, and other oilseed crops that are also traditional oil sources. As a result of development of local BD industry and market, opportunities would be raised for the farmers to grow new oilseed crops and increase production of traditional and nonconventional oils, generating profit and income for all the stakeholders. Moreover, the establishment of local BD industry not only will generate opportunities for employment and personnel training but also might help reduce the dependence on imported petroleum and fuel derived from it, which continues to decrease in availability and affordability. More research and advancements in BD technology coupled with large‐scale cultivation of oilseed crops, especially the nontraditional crops, additional subsidies, and the relevant technological sector, may lead to further reduction of the cost of this renewable fuel. Furthermore, there is a real need to appraise the environmental benefits of producing BD and to consider such attributes while determining the cost incurred in the production of such green fuels.

Table 1.3 Biodiesel specifications according to ASTM D6751 and EN 14214 standards.

Property	ASTM D 6751	EN 14214
Test method	Limits	Test method	Limits
Density (15 °C)	—	—	EN ISO 3675	860–900 kg m−3
Kinematic viscosity (40 °C)	ASTM D 445	1.9–6.0 mm2 s−1	EN ISO 3104	3.5–5.0 mm2 s−1
Flash point	ASTM D 93	130 °C, min	EN ISO 3679	120 °C, min
Cloud point	ASTM 2500	Not specified	—	—
Sulfur content	ASTM 5453	0.05% (w/w), max	EN ISO 20864	10.0 mg kg−1, max
Carbon residue	ASTM D 4530	0.050% (w/w), max	EN ISO 10370	0.30% (molmol−1)
Cetane number	ASTM D 613	47, min	EN ISO 5165	51, min
Sulfated ash	ASTM 874	0.020% (w/w), max	ISO 3987	0.02% (molmol−1)
Distillation temperature	ASTM D 1160	360 °C, max	—	—
Copper strip corrosion (3 h, 50 °C)	ASTM D 130	No. 3, max	EN ISO 2160	1 (degree of corrosion)
Acid number or acid value	ASTM 664	0.50 mg KOH g−1, max	EN 14104	0.50 mg KOH g−1, max
Iodine value	—	—	EN 14111	120 gI2·100 g−1, max
P content	ASTM D 4951	0.001% (w/w), max	EN 14107	10.0 mg kg−1, max
Water content	ASTM D 2709	0.050% (v/v), max	EN ISO 12937	500 mg kg−1, max
Oxidative stability	—	—	EN 14112	6 h, min
Methanol content	—	—	СКАЧАТЬ В начало < 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 > В конец