GoodFuels successfully adds isotopic tracer to biofuels as a unique "verification tool”

Dutch biofuel supplier GoodFuels has successfully completed the pilot test for use of isotopic tracer in biofuels to track, trace and ascertain quality of biofuels.

PHOTO: GoodFuels and Control Union members working on the ‘isotopic tracer’ project. Goodfuels

Isotopic tracer is a radioactive atom that can be applied at any stage of the fuel supply chain to trace, study and observe its journey through the system.

GoodFuels claims that the isotopic tracer does not impact “the physical properties, quality and stability of the biofuel”.

The study was conducted during delivery of 500 mt of biofuel to Danish shipping company Norden’s tanker, Nord Gardenia.

Global certification organisation Control Union and French traceability technology company IDS Group were also part of the study.

The isotopic tracer remains in the fuel throughout its downstream journey. Hence, it can be utilised to verify if the fuel has been diluted or tampered with during any stage of supply chain. It can be further used to ascertain if the fuel is completely composed of biofuel or blended with conventional marine fuels.

Bunkering activity and sustainability of the fuel is not impacted by the isotopic tracer.

Following the success of isotopic tracer project, GoodFuels, Control Union and IDS Group intend to create a “standard label for biofuels that would be recognised worldwide as a sign of quality by the fuel market.”

By Tuhin Roy

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