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High-Precision Biogenic Fraction Analyses of Liquid Fuels by 14C AMS at HEKAL

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 November 2018

Tamás Varga Open the ORCID record for Tamás Varga [Opens in a new window] ,
István Major ,
Róbert Janovics ,
Júlia Kurucz ,
Mihály Veres ,
A J Timothy Jull ,
Mónika Péter  and
Mihály Molnár
Tamás Varga
Affiliation:
Isotope Climatology and Environmental Research Centre, Institute for Nuclear Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Atomki), Debrecen, Hungary
István Major
Affiliation:
Isotope Climatology and Environmental Research Centre, Institute for Nuclear Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Atomki), Debrecen, Hungary
Róbert Janovics
Affiliation:
Isotope Climatology and Environmental Research Centre, Institute for Nuclear Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Atomki), Debrecen, Hungary
Júlia Kurucz
Affiliation:
Isotope Climatology and Environmental Research Centre, Institute for Nuclear Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Atomki), Debrecen, Hungary
Mihály Veres
Affiliation:
Isotoptech Zrt Debrecen, Hungary
A J Timothy Jull
Affiliation:
Isotope Climatology and Environmental Research Centre, Institute for Nuclear Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Atomki), Debrecen, Hungary Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721,USA AMS Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721,USA
Mónika Péter
Affiliation:
MOL Nyrt, Research and Development, Refining Product Development, Százhalombatta, Hungary
Mihály Molnár*
Affiliation:
Isotope Climatology and Environmental Research Centre, Institute for Nuclear Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Atomki), Debrecen, Hungary
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*Corresponding author. Email: [email protected].
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Abstract

The biocomponent ratio in liquid fuels as well as the usage of renewable resources for fuel consumption in the transport sector needs to be increased as a result of EU directive 2003/30/EC. Based on radiocarbon (14C) measurements, it should be relatively simple and fast to measure the weight percentage of the fossil and biological sources by accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) as recommended in the ASTM D 6866-12 and EN 16640 standards. In this study, a relatively easy and fast sample preparation and measurement method based on AMS measurements was developed at the Hertelendi Laboratory of Environmental Studies (HEKAL) using reference samples from the Hungarian MOL Nyrt. oil company. Considering the recent EU regulation for mixing rates of liquid fuels in the transport sector (0.7–2% biofuel content) and the projected higher rates (2–10% biofuel content), the method is applicable to determine fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) and/or hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) derived proportions of fuel blends with a 1σ uncertainty better than±0.3% m/m.

Keywords

AMSbiogenic fractionliquid fuelradiocarbon
Type
Atmosphere
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Radiocarbon , Volume 60 , Special Issue 5: 2nd Radiocarbon in the Environment Conference, Debrecen, Hungary, July 3–7, 2017 Part 2 of 2 and Radiocarbon & Diet 2 International Conference Aarhus, Denmark, June 20–23, 2017 , October 2018 , pp. 1317 - 1325
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Selected Papers from the 2nd Radiocarbon in the Environment Conference, Debrecen, Hungary, 3–7 July 2017

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