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Structural Characterization of Fuels Obtained by Olefin Oligomerization

Publicated to:Energy & Fuels. 24 (1): 464-468 - 2010-01-01 24(1), DOI: 10.1021/ef900802y

Authors: Rodriguez, Rosalia; Espada, Juan J; Coto, Baudilio

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Univ Rey Juan Carlos, ESCET, Dept Chem & Environm Technol, Madrid 28933, Spain - Author

Abstract

Environmental legislation concerning the aromatic and sulfur content of gasoline and diesel fuels is becoming more and more restrictive. For that reason, the study of processes obtaining diesel with a low content Of Sulfur is of great interest. Among them, the acid catalyzed oligomerization of light olefins appears as a promising way for diesel manufacture. In this work, products obtained by oligomerization of feedstocks with different amounts of sulfur and nitrogen compounds and a FCC naphta were analyzed and compared with a reference diesel fuel. Distillation curves (SDA) were determined and showed similar boiling point ranges. Molecular Weights, measured from gel permeation chromatography (GPC), showed average Values around C-11. The n-paraffin content was very low as it was qualitative determined by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Moreover. GC-MS results confirm the average molecular weight (around C-11) determined by GPC analysis. The cetane indexes Were calculated from the CH2/CH3 ratio obtained by H-1 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (H-1 NMR) analyses, and values for the oligomerization Products Were Slightly lower than that for the reference diesel. According to the characterization results, some of the Studied products Could be used as diesel fuel. Furthermore these products present a good behavior at low temperatures since their n-paraffin content is negligible.

Keywords

1-hexene1h nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopiesAl-mcm-41AluminaAluminosilicates al-mtsAverage molecular weightAverage valuesCatalystsChromatographic analysisDiesel fuelsDifferential scanning calorimetryDistillationDistillation curvesEnvironmental legislationsGas chromatographyGas chromatography-mass spectrometryGpc analysisLight olefinsLiquidLow temperaturesMass spectrometryMolecular weightNitrogen compoundsNuclear magnetic resonanceNuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopyOlefin oligomerizationOlefinsOligomerizationParaffin waxesParaffinsResonanceStructural characterizationSulfurSulfur contentsWax formation

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Energy & Fuels due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2010, it was in position 20/135, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Engineering, Chemical.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-06-29:

  • WoS: 3
  • Scopus: 5

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-06-29:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 14 (PlumX).

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Rodríguez Escudero, Rosalía) and Last Author (Coto García, Baudilio).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Coto García, Baudilio.