Tag: Octane number
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Difference Between Octane Number and Cetane Number
Octane Number and the Cetane Number are used as reference points for determining the quality of gasoline and diesel fuel and how likely a fuel is to catch fire on...
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Properties of Gasoline Fuel
Gasoline or petrol is a transparent, petroleum-derived flammable liquid that is used primarily as a fuel in most petrol engines or spark-ignited internal combustion engines. It consists mostly of organic...
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Alkylation Process In Petroleum Refinery
Alkylation is a chemical process in a petroleum oil refinery in which a high-quality gasoline component (alkylate) is produced by the reaction of low-value light hydrocarbons of the LPG range...
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Blending of Petroleum Products
The physical process of mixing two or more petroleum products with different properties to produce a homogeneous finished product with desired characteristics is called blending in petroleum refinery. The main...
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Isomerization Process in Oil Refinery
The Isomerization process in a petroleum refinery is the catalytic process that converts low octane number straight-chain hydrocarbon molecules (C4, C5, C6) into branched-chain hydrocarbons with the same carbon number...
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