A new approach for producing mid-ethanol fuels E30 based on low-octane hydrocarbon surrogate blends

Development of mid-ethanol fuel with an ethyl alcohol content of 20-40% (E30 fuel), which is devoid of phase instability problems and can potentially be applied to automotive technology without modifications, and it is a promising area. One of the promising ways is to develop high-octane E30 fuel based on cheap low-octane fractions, which will significantly improve the economic parameters of fuel production. This research paper investigates the influence of bioethanol at a concentration of 5-85 wt% on the change in an antiknock performance of low-octane hydrocarbon fractions, involving heavy hydrocracked naphtha and straight run hydrotreated naphtha, as well as low-octane surrogate blends of individual hydrocarbons of various groups, containing n-heptane, isooctane, toluene, p-xylene, cyclohexane, n-pentane, n-hexane, and isooctene. The results indicated that the antiknock performance of bioethanol in low-octane hydrocarbon fractions was increased in the series: olefins

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The development of E30 fuel with an ethyl alcohol content of 20-40% has great potential for automotive technology without modifications. By blending bioethanol with low-octane hydrocarbon fractions, the antiknock performance can be significantly improved, offering promising economic parameters for fuel production.