Fuel polishing

Any and all of these contaminants will eventually lead to break downs or engine failure.

These types of contamination can be introduced from many different sources throughout the supply chain of the diesel fuel as well as within the storage tank itself.

In April 2010, Cathay Pacific Flight 780, an aircraft carrying over 300 passengers, had a close call when fuel contaminated with spherical particles damaged the aircraft's engines, resulting in 57 passenger injuries as the pilots had to land the aircraft at twice the normal landing speed.

Almost everything on Earth contains elements of water; oil and fuel are no exceptions.

While very small amounts exist in fuels to start with, stored fuel will become a breeding ground for the microbial bacteria and over time, the levels of damage change from dissolved to emulsified and finally free.