Chemical Engineering - Petroleum Refinery Engineering - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Petroleum Refinery Engineering - Section 6 (Q.No. 3)
3.
Which of the following additives improves the cetane number of diesel ?
Amyl nitrate
Ethyl mercaptan
Napthenic acid
Tetra ethyl lead
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Devendra soni said:   9 years ago
I think, option A is the right answer.

Vijay Parmar said:   9 years ago
The answer should be A.

Normally Alkyl nitrates (principally 2-ethylhexyl nitrate[5]) and di-tert-butyl peroxide is used as additives to raise the cetane number.

Anuj said:   8 years ago
Option A is the right answer.

Deenbandhu said:   8 years ago
I think A is the right answer.

Upendra sharma said:   8 years ago
Option (A) is the right answer.

Arvind Gupta said:   8 years ago
Option D is correct according to section-7.

Darwan Singh said:   8 years ago
Correct answer is A) cetane improver is 2ethyl hexyl nitrate and commonly known as 2-EHN.

Brijesh said:   7 years ago
Option A is right.

Amit pavar said:   7 years ago
I think option D is correct.

Hetprakash said:   6 years ago
Option A is correct.


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