CHARACTERISTICS AND STORAGE STABILITY OF NEAT AND BLENDED HYDROTREATED RENEWABLE DIESEL

摘要

The development and utilization of alternative fuels havenbecome an ambitious energy goal for industrialized countries strivingnto decrease reliance on foreign sources of oil. The US military is thenlargest single energy consumer in America.1 In keeping with the fivenenergy targets announced by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus innOctober, 2009, the US Navy has interest in renewable, drop-in,nalternative diesel fuels for blending with NATO F-76.