Diesel contamination is inevitable in the diesel fuel we use today. If left untreated, contamination will cause problems for diesel-powered generators, vehicles and equipment. 

It puts your critical power at risk.

What is diesel contamination?

Diesel fuel suffers from three main types of contamination: water contamination, microbial growth and solid particulate contamination.

In the past Australia made diesel fuel to a high standard, however these days the majority of Australian diesel fuel is sourced in Singapore.  In Australia diesel fuel is a blend of from 7-20% Biodiesel. Biodiesel – or FAME (Fatty Acid Methyl Ester) to give it its technical name – has been added to petrochemical diesel since 2011. This biodiesel blend contains less sulphur than pure petrochemical diesel and reduces CO2 emissions by up to 50%. Better for the environment however, the presence of biological organisms in diesel provides the ideal environment for contamination to occur.  Then combined with the transport fo the diesel from Singapore to Australia via refinery bunker, ship, storage bunker etc increases the opportunities for further contamination.