STUDY OF THE QUALITY OF DIESEL OIL FROM DAKAR STATIONS: DETERMINATION OF THE SULFUR CONTENT, WATER CONTENT AND VOLUMETRIC MASS

Abstract

At a time when environmental sciences and the concept of sustainable development are becoming important references in our societies, it appears necessary to have the means to fight against pollution. The pollution of hydrocarbons by sulphur represents an important risk of public health because of the various pathologies which can generate this element. In the framework of this study, we are interested in the study of the quality of diesel in Senegal by verifying the contents of sulfur and water as well as the volumetric mass. The determination of the sulfur content is done with the EPSILON sulfur analyzer and the HORIBA sulfur analyzer. The water content and volumetry mass were also determined using the Karl Fischer apparatus and the DMA 4500 densimeter respectively.