Aromatics reduction and cetane improvement of diesel fuels

Technical Report · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:7074629

Desai, P H; Johnson, C ^[1]; Lee, S L; Wind, M de ^[2]

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1. Akzo Chemicals Inc., Houston, TX (United States)
2. Akzo Chemicals, Amersfoort (Netherlands)

Cetane improvement is related to the saturation of aromatics. Two different routes can be distinguished to achieve this, viz. a single-stage route which combines severe hydrotreating with hydrogenation with a single catalyst, and a dual-stage process in which these two steps are carried out in separate reactors with different catalysts, a hydrotreating step followed by a hydrogenation step. In the latter process, the hydrogenation step is affected by the use of highly active noble metals catalysts. Both routes are discussed and examples are given of their applications.

• Research Organization: Akzo Chemicals Inc., Houston, TX (United States); Akzo Chemicals, Amersfoort (Netherlands)
• OSTI ID: 7074629
• Report Number(s): AM-93-57
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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DISTILLATES
ENERGY SOURCES
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FOSSIL FUELS
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