Method for the preparation of a fuel composition for use in gasoline engines and blending component

Abstract

A method for the preparation of a fuel composition for use in gasoline engines and a blending component is provided, in which the fractions from cracking apparatus is used. In the method, light cycle oil obtained from fluid catalytic apparatus is subjected to fractionation and used as a blending component. The blending component obtained by fractionation has a distillation characteristic of from 160 to 230° C., a content of aromatic hydrocarbons with 9 or more carbon atoms of amount not less than 80% by volume and an indane content of amount not less than 20% by volume.

1 . A method for the preparation of a fuel compositions for use in gasoline engines, comprising subjecting the light cycle oil obtained from a fluid catalytic apparatus to fractionation to produce a blending component and blending said blending component into a fuel composition. 
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the distillation characteristic of the blending component obtained by fractionation is from 160 to 230° C., the content of aromatic hydrocarbons with 9 or more carbon atoms is of amount not less than 80% by volume and the indane content is of amount not less than 20% by volume. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the amount of said blending component is in the range of from 4 to 10% by volume. 
     
     
         4 . A blending component for automotive engine fuels, produced by fractionation of light cycle oil obtained from a fluid catalytic cracking apparatus and in that the distillation characteristic is from 160 to 230° C., the content of aromatic hydrocarbons with 9 or more carbon atoms is of amount not less than 80% by volume and the indane content is of amount not less than 20% by volume. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 2  wherein the amount of said blending component is in the range of from 4 to 10% by volume.