Abstract
Traditional water-repellent filter media for water separation in diesel fail to meet requirements due to the high content of surfactants in low sulfur diesel and ULSD (ultra low sulfur diesel). To improve the water separation performance of filter media, a novel dual-layer filter medium was prepared by hydrophilic fibers (glass microfibers) and hydrophobic fibers (kapok fibers and bi-component PET fibers). The results showed that the separation efficiency of a filter medium (sample #2) with the upstream layer containing 20 wt% kapok fibers was 89.5%, which was higher than that of filter samples with the upstream layer containing 0 wt%, 40 wt%, 60 wt% and 80 wt% kapok fibers. When the interfacial tension (IFT) of water in diesel was 21 mN/m, 17 mN/m and 13 mN/m, the separation efficiency of filter sample #2 was 99.5%, 89.5% and 30.5%, respectively, which was 23.9%, 57.4% and 17.8% higher than that of the commercial water-repellent filter samples composed of a polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) fiber layer and cellulose fiber layer.
Highlights
Water in diesel fuel accelerates the deterioration of diesel and reduces the combustion efficiency, which caused an increase in engine emissions of hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide [1]
interfacial tension (IFT),Different which demonstrated that kapok fibers had excellent hydrophobic
It can significant impact on stability of water droplets due to the adsorption of surfactant on the interface of be seen that when IFT decreased from 21 mN/m to 13 mN/m, the water contact angle on all paper diesel/water [6]
Summary
Water in diesel fuel accelerates the deterioration of diesel and reduces the combustion efficiency, which caused an increase in engine emissions of hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide [1]. The content of surfactant is higher compared with traditional diesel for better lubricity, which leads to a decrease of water droplet size in diesel and an increase of the stability of diesel/water emulsions [4]. It is difficult for water droplets with smaller sizes to attach to filter media and coalesce into large water droplets for settlement by gravity [5]. The filter media for traditional diesel engines cannot meet the requirement of diesel/water separation for low sulfur diesel and ULSD
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