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2 - CATALYTIC PROCESSES IN INDUSTRY 25<br />

2.2.1 Catalytic Reforming<br />

The purpose of catalytic reforming is <strong>to</strong> boost the oct<strong>an</strong>e number by converting<br />

molecules with a low oct<strong>an</strong>e number in<strong>to</strong> molecuIes with a high oct<strong>an</strong>e number<br />

(see Table 2.1).<br />

TABLE 2.1<br />

Overview of oct<strong>an</strong>e number of different hydrocarbons<br />

Hydrocarbon Oct<strong>an</strong>e number Boiling point (K)<br />

n-pent<strong>an</strong>e<br />

2-methyl but<strong>an</strong>e<br />

cyclopent<strong>an</strong>e<br />

n-hex<strong>an</strong>e<br />

2-methyl pent<strong>an</strong>e<br />

2,2-&methylbut<strong>an</strong>e<br />

1 -hexene<br />

2-hexene<br />

benzene<br />

c yclohex<strong>an</strong>e<br />

n-oct<strong>an</strong>e<br />

2-methylhept<strong>an</strong>e<br />

2,2,4trimethylpent<strong>an</strong>e<br />

I-octene<br />

2-octene<br />

3-octene<br />

xylenes<br />

ethylbenzene<br />

1,2-dimethylcyclohex<strong>an</strong>e<br />

e thylcyclohex<strong>an</strong>e<br />

methyl tert.-butyl-ether (MTBE)<br />

ethyl tert.-butyl-ether (ETBE)<br />

tert.-amyl methyl-ether (TAME)<br />

62<br />

90<br />

85<br />

26<br />

73<br />

93<br />

63<br />

81<br />

>loo<br />

77<br />

0<br />

13<br />

100<br />

35<br />

56<br />

68<br />

>loo<br />

98<br />

79<br />

41<br />

118<br />

118<br />

115<br />

309<br />

301<br />

322<br />

342<br />

333<br />

323<br />

337<br />

341<br />

353<br />

354<br />

399<br />

391<br />

372<br />

395<br />

398<br />

396<br />

-<br />

410<br />

403<br />

403<br />

328<br />

345<br />

359

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