The long-term aging
processes during storage of different heating
oils and their blends with biofuels including fatty acid methyl ester,
hydrogenated vegetable oil, and power-to-liquids products were followed
by different analytical techniques, and the aging products were analyzed. While most standard techniques
are time-consuming and labor-intensive and specify only a single property,
analyses by benchtop nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy proved
to be effortless and fast. Moreover, only 0.4 mL of the sample is
required for nondestructive NMR measurements. White and waxlike precipitates
were found in FAME stored at a cold temperature and identified as
esters of glycerol with saturated side chains by chromatographic,
thermal, and spectroscopic analyses. At colder temperatures, they
reversibly precipitate and can lead to system failure.
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