Report of Investigations 9438: Effectiveness of Iron-Based Fuel Additives for Diesel Soot Control

Details

• Journal Article:
  Minneapolis, MN: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, RI 9438
• Personal Author:
  Zeller, H. William ; Westphal, Terry E.
• Description:
  The U.S. Bureau of Mines (Bureau), evaluated the effects of two iron-based fuel additives on diesel particulate matter (DPM) emissions. The 5.6-L, 6-cylinder test engine is typical of types used in underground mines. One additive, ferrous picrate, lacked measureable effects on exhaust emissions. The report is mainly about a ferrocene-based additive that reduced DPM between 4 and 45 pct, depending on engine operating conditions. The report concludes that the DPM reductions were caused by the catalytic oxidation properties of a ferric oxide coating developed inside the engine's combustion chamber. The ferric oxide coating also decreased gas-phase hydrocarbons and O2, but increased CO2 and NOX. The increased NOX, of about 12 pct, is considered the only adverse effect of the ferrocene-based fuel additive. The results suggest that the effectiveness of ferrocene was partially offset by increased sulfates because of the high-sulfur fuel used. Recommendations for continuing fuel additive research are presented. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aerosols Fuel Oils Mining Occupational Health Particulate Matter Safety Vehicle Emissions
• Keywords:
  Diesel-exhausts; Diesel-emissions; Particulate-dust; Particulates; Aerosols; Aerosol-particles; Mining-industry; Mining-equipment; Underground-mining; Fuels
• Source:
  Minneapolis, MN: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, RI-9438, 1992 Jan; :1-26
• Series:
  Mining Publications   ; NIOSH Numbered Publications  
• Subseries:
  Report of Investigations
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Minnesota ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  TCRC - Twin Cities Research Center
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  32 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10011464
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB93-131985
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1992
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e6fdeac82c22a65256fbadf6a8672ec7212adedcc8823a7c027cbc7abf40be73332a7572d94ea1369305eccd99ff5f55921fe2b80d8a0c9fe55cbb7fd9832b8e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/9555/cdc_9555_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.72 MB ]