What is the importance of Octane number?

• The higher the octane number, the more

compression from the piston the gasoline
can withstand before igniting in the
engine. The ability for gasoline to
withstand being compressed is
most important for vehicles that run on
traditional gasoline.

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 How to improve:
• The way of increasing the ON is
used gasoline octane boosters as additives,
such as tetraethyl lead (TEL), methyl
tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), and
ferrocene. Aromatic alcohols, ethanol, and
methanol also increase the ON of gasoline.

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 Cracking:

• Cracking, in petroleum refining, the process by

which heavy hydrocarbon molecules are broken up
into lighter molecules by means of heat and usually
pressure and sometimes catalysts. Cracking is the
most important process for upgrading the fuel such
as gasoline and diesel fuel.
• FCC: Fluid Catalytic Cracking: It is mainly used in
petroleum refiners. This process involves the
conversion

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