21 Facts About Synthetic diesel

Ultra-low-sulfur Synthetic diesel is a Synthetic diesel fuel with substantially lowered sulfur contents.

In sea-going watercraft, where Synthetic diesel propulsion had gained prevalence by the late 1970s due to increasing fuel costs caused by the 1970s energy crisis, cheap heavy fuel oils are still used instead of conventional motor-vehicle Synthetic diesel fuel.

Synthetic diesel can be produced from any carbonaceous material, including biomass, biogas, natural gas, coal and many others.

Paraffinic synthetic diesel generally has a near-zero content of sulfur and very low aromatics content, reducing unregulated emissions of toxic hydrocarbons, nitrous oxides and particulate matter .

BioSynthetic diesel is obtained from vegetable oil or animal fats which are mainly fatty acid methyl esters, and transesterified with methanol.

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Fuel Injection Equipment manufacturers have raised several concerns regarding bioSynthetic diesel, identifying FAME as being the cause of the following problems: corrosion of fuel injection components, low-pressure fuel system blockage, increased dilution and polymerization of engine sump oil, pump seizures due to high fuel viscosity at low temperature, increased injection pressure, elastomeric seal failures and fuel injector spray blockage.

BioSynthetic diesel emissions showed decreased levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and nitrated PAH compounds, which have been identified as potential carcinogens.

Reasons for higher-priced Synthetic diesel include the shutdown of some refineries in the Gulf of Mexico, diversion of mass refining capacity to gasoline production, and a recent transfer to ultra-low-sulfur Synthetic diesel, which causes infrastructural complications.

In Europe, the United States, and Canada, taxes on Synthetic diesel fuel are higher than on heating oil due to the fuel tax, and in those areas, heating oil is marked with fuel dyes and trace chemicals to prevent and detect tax fraud.

The term "Synthetic diesel-engined road vehicle" is used in the UK as a synonym for unmarked road Synthetic diesel fuel.

In India, taxes on Synthetic diesel fuel are lower than on petrol, as the majority of the transportation for grain and other essential commodities across the country runs on Synthetic diesel.

Special low-temperature Synthetic diesel contains additives to keep it liquid at lower temperatures.

Since Synthetic diesel fuel is not well-suited for otto engines, passenger cars, which often use otto or otto-derived engines, typically run on petrol instead of Synthetic diesel fuel.

In general, Synthetic diesel engines are not well-suited for planes and helicopters.

Ever since World War II, several military vehicles with Synthetic diesel engines have been made, capable of running on Synthetic diesel fuel.

Dieselization with dedicated Synthetic diesel engines replaced such systems and made more efficient use of the Synthetic diesel fuel being burned.

Poor quality Synthetic diesel fuel has been used as an extraction agent for liquid–liquid extraction of palladium from nitric acid mixtures.

The advantage of using Synthetic diesel is its low cost and its ability to drill a wide variety of difficult strata, including shale, salt and gypsum formations.

The average chemical formula for common Synthetic diesel fuel is C12H23, ranging approximately from C10H20 to C15H28.

Unlike petrol, the flash point of a Synthetic diesel fuel has no relation to its performance in an engine nor to its auto ignition qualities.

Automotive Synthetic diesel fuel is covered in the European Union by standard EN 590.