Prediction of reformate research octane number by FT-i.r. spectroscopy

Asfaha Iob; Mohammed A. Ali; Bassam S. Tawabini; Jamal A. Anabtawi; Syed A. Ali; Abdulghani Al-Farayedhi

doi:10.1016/0016-2361(95)92658-S

Prediction of reformate research octane number by FT-i.r. spectroscopy

Asfaha Iob^*, Mohammed A. Ali, Bassam S. Tawabini, Jamal A. Anabtawi, Syed A. Ali, Abdulghani Al-Farayedhi

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Abstract

Fourier transform infrared (FT-i.r.) spectroscopy was used to calculate the research octane number (RON) of naphtha feed and reformate during the course of performance evaluation of reforming catalysts. Five absorption regions that correspond to aliphatic and aromatic bands within the mid-infrared region were utilized for developing the correlation for RON estimation. Statistical methods were used to derive third degree polynomial equations which could give a better estimate of engine RON. The technique was found to give excellent correlation (R² = 0.95) with the engine RON data.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	227-231
Number of pages	5
Journal	Fuel
Volume	74
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0016-2361(95)92658-S
State	Published - Feb 1995

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The authors wish to acknowledge the support of the Research Institute and Mechanical Engineering Department of King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

Keywords

FT-i.r.
RON
reforming catalyst

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Fuel Technology
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Organic Chemistry

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Prediction of reformate research octane number by FT-i.r. spectroscopy

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