Study of octane enhancers for gasoline in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

摘要

The main objective of this project was to study the efficiency, synergism, advantages, economics, environmental, and mechanical impact of metallane combustion and octane improvers in combination with oxygenates on Saudi Arabian fuels. Various fuel streams was investigated including reformate, light straight run naphtha, butanes, pentanes, hydrocracker naphtha, FCC [Fluid Catalytic Cracking] Gasoline, and Natural Gasoline. Used additives were Tetra-Ethyl Lead [TEL] (1), Methyl-Cyclopentadienyl Manganese Tricarbonyl [MMT] (2), Dicyclopentadienyl Iron [DCI] (3), and Iron pentacarbonyl [IPC] (4). The effect of these additives along with MTBE [Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether] and Ethanol on gasoline octane number and their different specifications was included in this study.; As a result of the economical and environmental evaluation, DCI and MMT can be used as a gasoline octane number enhancer in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.