ROLE OF ADDITIVES IN IMPROVING OF DIESEL FUEL PROPERTIES

Sažetak Proizvodnja dizelskoga goriva bez primjene različitih aditiva praktično nije zamisliva. Golem napredak motorizacije, trajni razvoj oblikovanja dizelskih motora, jačanje zahtjeva zaštite okoliša te sve veća konkurencija na tržištu motornih goriva, postavljaju zahtjeve na parametre kakvoće dizelskoga goriva, dok u njihovu udovoljavanju aditivi imaju nezamjenjivu ulogu. Rad navodi osnovne zahtjeve za kakvoćom dizelskoga goriva, opis učinka pojedinih vrsta aditiva te mogućnosti njihove primjene danas, kao i u bliskoj budućnosti.Abstract The production of diesel fuel without the application of various additives is practically not conceivable. An enormous progress in motorization, continuing development in the design of diesel engines, the increase of requirements for environmental protection and growing competition at the motor fuel market create demands on the diesel fuel quality parameters at fulfilment of them the additives play their non-substituted role. The paper contents the basic requirements as for diesel fuel quality, description of the effects for the individual additive types and the possibilities of their applications nowadays and in the near future