Diesel & cetane rating

Layer 2 — Chemistryin the Petrochemistry And Industrial subtree

Middle distillate C10-C22 for compression-ignition engines. Cetane number (ignition delay) referenced to n-hexadecane (100) and α-methylnaphthalene (0); opposite of octane need. ULSD <15 ppm sulfur; biodiesel (FAME) blends via…

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