What is the difference in the octane number of light naphtha from diesel hydrocracking and wax oil hydrocracking?
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I have a question for everyone: what is the difference in the octane number of light naphtha produced by diesel hydrocracking units and that produced by wax oil hydrocracking units? Why?
This post was last edited by libingtaoff8 on 2017-2-27 at 19:41. It’s not necessarily the case; depending on your production process and the performance of the catalysts, the octane rating of gasoline is related to the amounts of various hydrocarbons present. Aromatic hydrocarbons and isomeric olefins have the highest values, followed by isomeric alkanes and olefins, then naphthenes, with normal alkanes having the lowest values. The main factor affecting gasoline octane number is the olefin content, especially that of isomerized olefins. Look at the composition of your gasoline hydrocarbons, and you’ll understand.