Octane Booster Research Articles

Process could expand production of gasoline octane booster

Process could expand production of gasoline octane booster

New plants, processes set for octane booster

New plants, processes set for octane booster

Methanol primed for future energy role

Estimates of methanol production costs indicate that large-scale coal gasification plants will give a delivered methanol price that can compete with conventional fuels by the mid-1980s. Plants in Cincinnati and Anchorage will be among the first to test commercial feasibility. The size of these plants will introduce important implications because of the quantities of coal used, sulfur produced, and oxygen required, and the type of financing needed. Methanol is thought to be superior to No. 2 fuel oil in combined-cycle plants. Methanol production from synthesis gas is an option that merits attention; it has been proposed that the 2 billion cu. ft./day of natural gas being produced with the 1.6 million bbl/day of Alaskan oil be made into synthesis gas, converted to methanol, and piped through the existing unused capacity of the Alaskan pipeline. Methanol uses could include transportation fuel, either in the form of methyl tert-butyl ether as an octane booster or as a gasoline supplement at 10% levels.

Octane booster gets official EPA approval

Octane booster gets official EPA approval

EPA bans further sale of MMT octane booster

EPA bans further sale of MMT octane booster

Octane booster plagued by pollution problems

Octane booster plagued by pollution problems

The magnetohydrodynamic squeeze film : D. C. Kuzma, E. R. Maki and R. J. Donelly, J. Fluid Mech., 19 (3) (1964) 395–400

The growing interest of chemical and oil refining industries in the catalytic oligomerization of alkenes for the production of synthetic fuels and additives formulated around light gasoline olefins is due to recent environmental restrictions and increasing diesel demand. Furthermore, the drive towards sustainability and the emergent contribution of biorefineries for the manufacture of intermediate and platform chemicals envisages olefins produced from biomass derived alcohols as an important feedstock for subsequent oligomerization.Over the last years much work has been published on the catalytic oligomerization of propene, butene, isobutene and isoamylene over cation exchange resins, such as Amberlyst and Purolite, and others like Nafion. For instance, isobutene dimers and trimers are accepted additives for gasoline (octane booster) and diesel (cetane booster) while isobutene higher oligomers can be a source for heavier fuels and synthetic lube oils. This paper presents a deep and critical review in the field discussing the influence of the resin (resin-type and their physical and structural properties), the operating conditions and additives used (polar compounds like alcohols), upon oligomerization conversion and selectivity.