Fuel treatment systems

Microorganism infestations in fuel and lubricant tanks (including bacteria, yeasts, molds, and algae) can occur with every filling of the tank, due to ventilation and contamination. Microorganisms can survive, grow, and reproduce only in the water phase of a medium. This unavoidably occurs during transport and storage, primarily due to condensation.The potentially severe consequences of an infestation: loss of quality of the diesel or lubricating oil. The microorganisms and their metabolic products clog filter elements, diesel, and oil lines, as well as water separators and injection pumps. Even tank walls and pipe work can be destroyed."Water concentration" is thus the deciding factor that must be reduced. This is possible using a permanent fuel and lubricant treatment that prevents the water concentration from exceeding 60 ppm.

Filtration Group (Formerly MAHLE Industrial Filtration) fuel and lubricant treatment systems can be used any medium distillate, such as diesel fuel, light heating oil, marine diesel oil (MDO), and lubricating oil. They offer the most efficient and economical solution for the contaminants that are typical for these media (solid and suspended particles such as dust, sediment, and rust or water).Combined filter-coalescers of various ratings are available for the first phase, allowing optimized adaptation to the technical requirements of the application. As an option, a downstream separator membrane can be used to reduce the water content to 20 ppm of free water, in order to prevent microorganism infestation, which can start at about 60 ppm. For severe solid contamination, the filter-coalescer is also available in a two-phase version, where an upstream filter can be replaced independently of the coalescer.