Technocentre Renault 1 article published in JoVE Chemistry Original Experimental Approach for Assessing Transport Fuel Stability Kenza Bacha1, Arij Ben Amara2, Maira Alves Fortunato2, Perrine Wund2, Benjamin Veyrat2, Pascal Hayrault2, Axel Vannier3, Michel Nardin1, Laurie Starck2 1Institut de Science des Matériaux de Mulhouse, 2IFP Energies Nouvelles, Institut Carnot IFPEN Transports Energie, 3Technocentre Renault Oxidation stability of transport fuels has become a concern for future fuel development. This work presents an original methodology developed by IFP Energies Nouvelles for assessing fuel stability using two different reactors. This methodology was successfully applied to gain an in-depth understanding of the oxidation kinetics and pathways of model molecules and commercial fuels.
