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LIGHT DIESEL OIL(LDO)

Light Diesel Oil (LDO)

Light Diesel Oil, or LDO is a blend of fuel oil and diesel and is a class C product as per PESO guidelines. LDO is used for non automotive purpose. It can be aligned to heating purpose and start up fuel for boilers, heaters, furnaces.

LDO Benefits

OPERATION

Ease of operation
as compared to
black oil as there
is no preheat
required

CALORIFIC VALUE

Better calorific value
than fuel oil

HANDLING

Easy to handle as it
does not require heating
thus saving on power cost

STORAGE

Can be stored in both
Bulk and in barrels

ECONOMICS

Lower cost, input
Credit under GST regime

Applications

Power plants Boilers/heaters for furnace fuel Road contractors for firing
fuel

Specifications (IS 15770:2021)

S.No CHARACTERISTIC REQUIREMENTS
1 Acid number, mg KOH/gm, Max 0.5
2 Ash, percent by mass, Max 0.02
3 Carbon residue, on whole samples, percent by mass, Max 1.5
4 Pour Point, °C, Max
a) Winter [November to February (both months inclusive)],
b) Summer (rest of the months in a year)		 -
5 Copper strip corrosion for 3 h at 100 °C Not worse than No.2
6 Flash point, Pensky Martens ,°C, Min 66.0
7 Kinematic viscosity at 40 °C, mm2/sec 2.5-15.0
8 Sediment, percent by mass, Max 0.10
9 Density at 15 °C, Kg/m3 To Report
10 Water content, percent by volume, Max 0.25
11 Total sulphur, percent by mass 0.005 - 1.502)
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