New trends in improving gasoline quality and octane through naphtha isomerization: a short review

Abstract The octane enhancement of light straight run naphtha is one of the significant solid acid catalyzed processes in the modern oil refineries due to limitations of benzene, aromatics, and olefin content in gasoline. This paper aims to examine the role of various catalysts that are being utiliz...

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Main Authors: Salman Raza Naqvi, Ayesha Bibi, Muhammad Naqvi, Tayyaba Noor, Abdul-Sattar Nizami, Mohammad Rehan, Muhammad Ayoub
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-06-01
Series:Applied Petrochemical Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13203-018-0204-y
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Summary:Abstract The octane enhancement of light straight run naphtha is one of the significant solid acid catalyzed processes in the modern oil refineries due to limitations of benzene, aromatics, and olefin content in gasoline. This paper aims to examine the role of various catalysts that are being utilized for the isomerization of light naphtha with an ambition to give an insight into the reaction mechanism at the active catalyst sites, and the effect of various contaminants on catalyst activity. In addition, different technologies used for isomerization process are evaluated and compared by different process parameters. Graphical abstract
ISSN:2190-5525
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