Techniques Used for Determining the Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil Presence in Diesel

Fabio de Sousa Santos; Marcelo A. Moret; Lilian Lefol Nani Guarieiro

doi:10.34178/jbth.v5i4.261

Fabio de Sousa Santos
Marcelo A. Moret
Lilian Lefol Nani Guarieiro

DOI: https://doi.org/10.34178/jbth.v5i4.261

Keywords: HVO, Determination Techniques, Liquid Cinstillation, Mass Spectrometry with Accelerators, FTIR Spectroscopy

Abstract

Determining HVO content in diesel is essential for fuel quality control and other important aspects, so studying the techniques used for this purpose is necessary. In this article, the authors did a systematic review to determine the techniques used to define HVO in diesel and the efficiency of each technique. The results of the study showed that the use of techniques that are based on measuring the amount of C14 radiocarbon in the sample have good efficiency, but concerning the cost and time used to perform the exams, FTIR spectroscopy together with the use of Chemometric techniques is an excellent alternative for the study.