Long term storage of biodiesel/petrol diesel blends in polyethylene fuel tanks

This paper explores the long-term effects that an ageing biodiesel fuel blended with low sulfur diesel fuel at concentrations of 0%, 15%, 50%, 85%, and 100% (v/v) can have on polyethylene materials. Rotationally molded fuel tanks made of linear low density polyethylene or crosslinked polyethylene were used to appropriately mimic the storage environment of fuels, though the study also considered immersed polymer specimens as this test approach …