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Laurent WATRIPONT: ENSPM engineer (École nationale supérieure du pétrole et des moteurs) - Technical Manager – Technology Department – Axens – IFP Group Technologies
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The isomerization of normal kerosenes (or linear alkanes) with four, five and six carbon atoms into isoparaffins (or branched alkanes) with better anti-knock properties is used to obtain high-octane products for fuel formulation, mainly from petroleum direct distillation cuts (petroleum cuts 30 – 80 °C), or from C 4 cuts in the case of n-butane leading to the production of isobutane, the basic reagent for the aliphatic alkylation process .
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Kerosene isomerization
Kerosene isomerization reaction
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"high activity isomerization catalyst and process". United States Patent n° 6881873, issued on April 19 (2005).
"Fractionation of paraffins isomerization process effluent. United States Patent n° 6573417, issued on June 3 (2003)....
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