I don't really know what I'm talking about, but from a Canadian perspective I think diesel is widely considered a "dirty" fuel (and it sounds like the truth of this is what you're researching), but also it's hard to start when it's minus 20 degrees, which is a real, if surmountable, problem in this climate - this second point would also apply to some areas in the US.
Mike >>Hello All, >> >>I'm looking for a concise description of the differences between European >>(global if you know) and US diesel fuel (BTU, Sulphur content, refinement >>processes, etc), exhaust systems (Catalytic converters, emission controls, >>etc), as well as any other significant combustion and/or emissions >>differences. I'm trying to put together a complete but digestible >>description of global diesel usage as well as the reasons for it's notable >>lack of presence in the US. >> >>Thanks, >>Thom >> > >Hello Thom > >Good for you. Can't help much, but these might be useful: > >"Fuel Lubricity Reviewed", Paul Lacey, Southwest Research Institute, >Steve Howell, >MARC-IV Consulting, Inc., SAE paper number 982567, International Fall Fuels and >Lubricants Meeting and Exposition, October 19-22, 1998, San >Francisco, California. > >Lubricity Benefits >http://www.biodiesel.org/pdf_files/Lubricity.PDF > >Best > >Keith > > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >Biofuels list archives: >http://archive.nnytech.net/ > >Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. >To unsubscribe, send an email to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
