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Properties of Petroleum Fractions

The document outlines the test properties of various petroleum fractions including Liquefied Petroleum Gas, Aviation Turbine Fuel, Gasoline, Kerosene, Diesel, and Lubricating oil, detailing specific tests for each. It also provides a table listing the boiling ranges, number of carbon atoms, and applications for each fraction. The information is essential for understanding the characteristics and uses of different petroleum products.

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Properties of Petroleum Fractions

The document outlines the test properties of various petroleum fractions including Liquefied Petroleum Gas, Aviation Turbine Fuel, Gasoline, Kerosene, Diesel, and Lubricating oil, detailing specific tests for each. It also provides a table listing the boiling ranges, number of carbon atoms, and applications for each fraction. The information is essential for understanding the characteristics and uses of different petroleum products.

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Test properties of petroleum fractions

Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)


1. Reid vapour pressure
Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF)
1. Volatility
2. Pour point
3. Smoke point
4. Water retention and separating properties
Gasoline
1. ASTM distillation
2. Reid vapour pressure
3. Octane number
4. Gum content
5. Sulphur content
Kerosene
1. Flash point
2. Fire point
3. Smoke point
4. Volatility
5. Sulphur content
6. Aniline point
Diesel
1. Flash point
2. Fire point
3. Viscosity
4. Calorific value
5. Aniline point
Lubricating oil
1. Flash point
2. Fire point
3. Viscosity and viscosity index
4. Pour point
5. Oxidation stability
6. Carbon residue
Name of petroleum fractions, their boiling range, number of carbon atom and uses

Sr. Fractions Boiling Range Number of Uses or Application


No. (°C) carbon atom
Petroleum Gas
Fuel for cooking and
1 (Refinery Gas) < 40 1-4
heating
(LPG)
2 Gasoline 40-75 5-10 Fuel for car engines
Feedstock (raw material for
3 Naphtha 75-150 7-14 various petrochemical
production)
4 Kerosene 150-250 11-16 Fuel for jet engine
Fuel for heavy vehicle
5 Diesel oil 250-300 16-20
engines
Fuel as lubricants (engine
6 Lubricating oil 300-350 20-35 oil), polishes, wax
formation
Bitumen
7 >350 >70 For road construction
(Asphalt/residue)

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