Marine fuels and hydrogen sulphide

Marine fuels and hydrogen sulphide

Report no. 8/13: The safe handling of petroleum cargoes and refined products that may contain hydrogen sulphide (H2S) is an important issue for the marine and inland fuel industries. Attention has refocused recently on H2S due to the revision of the ISO 8217:2012...
Fifty years of fuel quality and vehicle emissions

Fifty years of fuel quality and vehicle emissions

In the late 1970s, with growing emphasis on urban air quality in Europe, CONCAWE embarked on new research related to fuels and vehicles. After only a few years, it became clear that fuel properties and specifications would be increasingly important to the future...
Primary biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in seawater

Primary biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in seawater

Report no. 10/12: This report describes primary biodegradation experiments performed to determine the persistence of higher molecular weight petroleum hydrocarbons in seawater. Results from the biodegradation experiments show that the majority of tested petroleum...
REACH – Analytical characterisation of petroleum UVCB substances

REACH – Analytical characterisation of petroleum UVCB substances

Report no. 7/12: The purpose of this report is to summarise the findings of the scientific and technical work undertaken by CONCAWE to assess the feasibility and potential benefit of characterising petroleum UVCB1 substances beyond the recommendations issued by...