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Article: New Technology For Lowering Sulfur Content Of Diesel Fuel.
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- Diesel Progress North American Edition
- Article date:
- March 1, 2001
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It's generally understood that a major factor in future engine emissions compliance will be fuel. In recognition of that, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has adopted rules further restricting the sulfur content of diesel fuel. The hitch is that the diesel fuel industry has stated that there is simply not enough of the specialized refining capacity to produce the kind of low sulfur fuel the proposed regulations call for in the quantities that would be required.
But there may be a breakthrough of sorts on that front, as Phillips Petroleum Co. has developed a new advanced sulfur removal technology (SRT) specifically for diesel fuels. This sulfur removal ...