Total isomerization process -- the flexible approach for upgrading light straight run gasoline
The EPA's recent decision to reduce the maximum lead level in gasoline to 0.1 gram per gallon by January 1, 1986, will leave the U.S. refining industry in an octane ''crunch.'' This government action comes at a critical time as refined product margins are slim or non-existent and funds for capital expenditure are scarce. One of the most economical means of adding back the lost octane is to isomerize light straight run (LSR), but many refiners will not have the time or the capital to install a new unit. The Total Isomerization Process (TIP) offers a highly flexible approach to coping with the octane problem. During the past 15 years, refiners around the world have adapted TIP to their particular needs and managed to implement isomerization capacity both quickly and inexpensively.
- Research Organization:
- Union Carbide Corp., Houston, TX
- OSTI ID:
- 6227370
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-8503173-
- Journal Information:
- Natl. Pet. Refiners Assoc., (Tech. Pap.); (United States), Vol. AM-85-37; Conference: National Petroleum Refiners Association annual meeting, San Antonio, TX, USA, 24 Mar 1985
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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