Simple Method for the Conversion of Light Cracked Naphtha into Efficient Lubricity Improvers for Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel.

ABSTRACT: Light cracked naphtha (LCN) is one of the olefin streams obtained from oil refinery in the petrochemical fluidized catalytic cracking unit. In this communication, we report a new method for the conversion of LCN into lubricity improvers for ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD) through a feasible two-step synthetic procedure. In the first step, olefins of LCN were subjected to the hydroboration reaction using BH₃ to get the hydroxy LCN derivative which was then subjected to the esterification reaction with different organic acids to get the final LCN esters (6a-j). The lubricating property of the LCN esters was studied at two blending concentrations (300 and 150 ppm, wt/vol) with ULSD. Interestingly, ester (6a) derived from stearic acid showed the tiniest wear scar diameter in both dos

SUBMITTER: Huligujje S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9386718 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature