Cost determination of using bioethanol to improve properties of Nigerian gasoline. (June 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Olugbenga, Adeola Grace
• Is Part Of: Case studies in chemical and environmental engineering. Volume 7(2023)
• Publication Date: 2023-06
• Subjects: Gasoline -- Bioethanol -- Reid vapor pressure -- Research octane rating -- Specific gravity; RVP Reid Vapor Pressure -- RON Reasearch Octane Number -- FCCG Fluid Catalytic Cracked Gasoline -- FCCU Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit -- FCC Fluid Catalytic Cracking -- ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials -- BTEX Benzene, Toluene, Ethyl benzene, Xylene -- MTBE Methyl Tertiary-butyl Ether -- PMS Premium Motor Spirit -- KRPC Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company -- WRPC Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company -- SG Specific Gravity -- $/bbl Dollar per Barrel -- bbl/d Barrel per day -- L/N Light Naphtha; Chemical engineering -- Periodicals; Environmental engineering -- Periodicals; Environmental chemistry -- Periodicals; 628.05
• DOI: 10.1016/j.cscee.2023.100358
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2666-0164

Abstract

Abstract: Standard octane requirement were targeted with the formulation of an objective function that minimize the cost of blended gasoline using linear program technique. In this method, ASTM gave standard parameter specification. By utilizing the data of the existing refinery which is constrained to produce 15, 000bbl/d, the research octane number (RON) is 93 at 8psi. Based on the refinery input data, the minimized cost of blended and unblended gasoline are 71.65 $/bbl and 66.05$/bbl respectively. The model allow inputs from bioethanol, FCC gasoline, reformate and light naphtha streams of another refinery. Thus, gasoline properties are altered in procedure including bioethanol addition.