Effect of Diesel Fuel Composition on Fork-Lift Truck Emissions

952365

10/01/1995

Event
1995 SAE International Fall Fuels and Lubricants Meeting and Exhibition
Authors Abstract
Content
Diesel fork-lifts are often preferred over LPG due to lower costs and superior fire safety in in-door use but exhaust causes problems.
Air quality was measured with standard and reformulated diesel fuel in a warehouse where diesel fork-lifts operated. Sulphur was 605 ppm for the standard and 7 ppm for the reformulated fuel. Aromatics were respectively 31 vol-% and 12 vol-% and 95-% distillation points 352 °C and 286 °C.
Fuel reformulation reduced particulates in the ware-house air by 40 %, particulate SOF by 50 % and mutagenicity of SOF by 80 %. NO, NO2, SO2 and PAH concentrations were low. Irritation and the possibility of long-term health problems reduced.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/952365
Pages
15
Citation
Mikkonen, S., Rantanen, L., Alve, V., Nylung, L. et al., "Effect of Diesel Fuel Composition on Fork-Lift Truck Emissions," SAE Technical Paper 952365, 1995, https://doi.org/10.4271/952365.
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Publisher
Published
Oct 1, 1995
Product Code
952365
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English