Challenges of ‘Green Fuel’ in Filtration System

With increasing use of biodiesel in the world, especially in Europe and the United States, there are challenges to meet the strict industrial standards for water and particulate removal with existing engine filter units while keeping their normal service life. This paper will address the urgency to develop more advanced filter media and technologies for the application. Three typical fuel filters (synthetic, glassfiber, and cellulose) from current market will be investigated and evaluated by dust holding capacity, water removal efficiency, and chemical resistance.