D2-Diesel
Diesel Fuel is a specific distillate fraction of fuel oil that is used in diesel engine invented by German engineer Rudolf Diesel, and perfected by Charles F. Kettering. Overwhelmingly the term refers to fuel that is processed from petroleum, but increasingly, alternatives such as bio diesel that are not derived from petroleum are being developed.
Petroleum derived diesel is composed of approximately 75% saturated hydrocarbons (primarily paraffins including iso , and cycloparaffins), and 25% aromatic hydrocarbons (including napthalenes and alkyl benzenes).
Diesel is identical to heating oil, used in central heating applications. In Europe and the United States taxes on diesel fuel are higher than on heating oil, and in those areas, heating oil is marked with dye and trace chemicals to prevent and detect tax fraud. In the UK it is known as red diesel, and is also used by agricultural vehicles.
One can obtain diesel from petroleum, which is sometimes called petrodiesel when there is a need to distinguish it from diesel obtained from other sources. As a hydrocarbon mixture, it is obtained in the fractional distillation of crude oil between 250 °C and 350 °C at atmospheric pressure. Diesel is generally simpler to refine than gasoline and often costs less (though price fluctuations often mean that the inverse is true). However, diesel fuel often contains higher quantities of sulphur. In Europe, emission standards and/or preferential taxation have forced oil refineries to dramatically reduce the level of sulphur in diesel fuels.
As with our other crude oil and petroleum services, Big Ben Commodities Ltd have well established, long-term relationships with suppliers of a range of diesel products, and we are happy to broker transactions across a range of specifications and suppliers to ensure that you receive the most appropriate product for your specific needs.