Tall diesel

The results are similar to those reported for the hydroprocessing of tall oils discussed in Section II of this chapter (Feng, Wong, and Monnier, 1993). Soybean, canola, and palm oils, for example, are converted under medium-severity, hydroprocessing conditions with cobalt—molybdenum catalysts to products in the diesel-fuel boiling range having cetane numbers of 75 to 100. 

TABLE 10.13 Estimated Simple Rates of Return for Production of Substitute Diesel Fuels and Additives from Triglycerides and Tall Oils in an 80-mVday Catalytic Hydrotreating Facility ... 

Production Of Diesel Fuel Additives From The Rosin Acid Fraction Of Crude Tall Oil... 

Wong, A. Tall Oil-based Cetane Enhancer for Diesel Fuel. Pulp Paper Canada, 96(11), 37-40, 1995. 

Voegele E. Finland-based UPM plans crude tail oil renewable diesel plant. Biomass Mag February 10, 2012. http //biomassmagazine.com/articles/7617/finland-based-upm-plans-crude-tall-oil-renewable-diesel-plant/ ref=brm. 

Military submarines of the diesel-electric type require cycling batteries for propulsion. These batteries are made with nonantimonial lead grids because stibine and arsine produced on charge are unacceptable for personnel health in a closed environment. The plates are much larger than most traction cells—up to 600 cm wide and up to 1500 cm tall. Both flat-pasted and tubular positive plates are used. 

Chemists have found ways to reduce sulfur dioxide emissions from fossil fuels. They now produce Tow-sulfur versions of petrol and diesel. In power stations that burn fossil fuels, the sulfur is removed from the fuel before burning. Alternatively sulfur dioxide can be removed from the waste gases before they are released to the atmosphere through tall chimneys. 

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