Molecular simulation studies of diesel and diesel additives

As diesel fuel is cooled down, waxes are deposited, which are made up from crystals of long chain n-alkanes. Wax depositions are undesirable, since they can block anything from filters in diesel engines to pipelines. It is already known that wax formation can be inhibited by the addition of wax crys...

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Main Author: Erastova, Valentina
Published: Durham University 2012
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.564062