A Comparison of the Stability Performance of Blends of Paraffinic Diesel and Petroleum-Derived Diesel, with RME Biodiesel Using Laboratory Stability Measurement Techniques

Table 9

Evaluation matrix for the evaluation of the stability of FAME/petroleum-derived and GTL diesel blends.

Run	A: summer type GTL diesel	B: winter type GTL diesel	C: EN590	D: US-2D	E: Bio	Bio type
1	0	0	100	0	0	RME high
2	0	20	0	80	0	RME high
3	50	40	0	0	10	RME low
4	0	0	0	90	10	RME high
5	0	0	0	100	0	RME high
6	50	0	30	20	0	RME low
7	0	20	40	30	10	RME low
8	50	0	50	0	0	RME low
9	100	0	0	0	0	RME high
10	0	100	0	0	0	RME low
11	50	0	0	40	10	RME high
12	40	40	20	0	0	RME high
13	0	50	10	30	10	RME low
14	0	50	50	0	0	RME low
15	10	50	0	20	20	RME low
16	60	0	30	0	10	RME high
17	0	0	80	0	20	RME low
18	0	0	100	0	0	RME high
19	45	0	0	45	10	RME low
20	0	0	80	0	20	RME high
21	50	50	0	0	0	RME low
22	100	0	0	0	0	RME high
23	16	10	16	58	0	RME low
24	0	50	50	0	0	RME low
25	10	0	50	40	0	RME low
26	40	20	20	0	20	RME high
27	0	0	50	50	0	RME high
28	80	0	0	0	20	RME high
29	10	80	0	10	0	RME low
30	0	40	0	60	0	RME high
31	0	80	0	0	20	RME high
32	0	0	0	80	20	RME high
33	16	6	0	58	20	RME low