Developing fuels 0.0 / 5 ? ChemistryArenesASOCR Created by: suzielaneCreated on: 06-10-13 13:13 What is a phenol? Compound in which the OH group is directly attached to the benzene ring. 1 of 5 What are the three steps in refining? Isomerisation, reforming and cracking. 2 of 5 What is reforming? Heating naptha to 500' over a platinum catalyst finely dispersed on the surface of aluminium oxide. Converted to ringed compounds. 3 of 5 What is isomerisation? Straight chain alkanes heatedin the presense of a catalyst, chain breaks. When fragments join up it tends to be branched. 4 of 5 What is octane number? Tendancy for fuel to autoignite; high octane number=low tendancy. 5 of 5
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