IMPROVEMENT OF CRACKED KEROSENE

Abstract

Catalytic improvement of the properties of cracked kerosene is recommended on the basis of laboratory and pilot-plant studies. Cracked kerosene, which boils between 174 and 300 C and which contains a high percentage of unstable hydrocarbons can be converted into a diesel fuel. The fuel meets the requirements of Soviet stand-ARDS, EXCEPT FOR ITS LOW FLASH POINT OF 28 C (a minimum of 35 C is required). The flash point can be raised by distilling off the head fraction to 165 C. The suggested treatment consists in heating the cracked product to 260-300 C over an alumosilicate catalyst. For a continuous process the use of a fluidized bed is recommended. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 04, 1961
Accession Number
AD0257906

Entities

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Beds (Process Engineering)
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Catalysts
  • Diesel Fuels
  • Flash Point
  • Fuels
  • Hydrocarbons
  • Kerosene
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Pilot Plants
  • Research Facilities

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

Readers

  • Petroleum Engineering