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Marine Fuel Properties

1.1 What are the main refinery categories?

Simple, Semi-complex and Complex refining.
1.2 Thermal cracking: What is the main aim of this conversion process?
It is a process designed to reduce the molecular size of a portion of the feedstock by the application
of heat.
1.3 What are the three major applications of the thermal cracking process?
Visebreaking. Thermal gas oil production and Coking.
1.4 What does fuel oil from a fully complex refinery consist of?
Visebreaken residue (i.e. combination of residue and gas oil from the thermal cracker) diluted with
cycle oil, cycle oil slurry and smaller amounts of other distillates.

2.1 What is the main different between ISO 8217-1987 and ISO 8217-1996 for MFO 380, RMG 35?
New limits: Aluminium plus silicone (mg/kg) max. 8.0 Total sediment, potential, % (m/m), max.
0.10.

3.1 What are the main contaminants in fuel?

Chemical waste, waste lubricating oil, and microorganisms.

4.1 What is the major potential safety hazard associated with petroleum products?
Fire.