The impact of catalytic materials on fuel reformulation
Stefano Rossini
Snamprogetti, S. Donato Milanese, Italy
Abstract
Fuel reformulation has been seeded by the growing consciousness of the potential damages mankind was causing to the
ecosystem and to itself. Fuel reformulation means that fuels are defined on a chemical composition base with additional
engine-technology related standards rather than on pure performance bases. These standards, which are getting more and
more stringent, can be met by different leverages, mainly catalysts and processes operating conditions.
This survey reviews the contribution of catalytic materials to the production of cleaner fuel components through some
significant examples selected from scientific and technical literature. Having described the trends in automotive fuels quality,
production of gasoline and diesel pool components is discussed relating the required properties to the material active site
configuration, i.e.......
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