SCREENING AND COMPARISON OF OXIDIZABILITY OF HYDROCARBON FUELS

The development of automation and computer technology makes it possibl e to develop and use widely methods for quantitative characterization of the oxidative stability of technical products-fuels, oils, lubrican ts, polymeric materials and so on - at the level of mathematical model ling of their oxidation. Fundamental to this is sufficient information not only for a detailed comparison of the oxidizability of different petroleum products, but also for determination of causes of varying ox idizability, and also for sound prediction of the antioxidative stabil ity of the substances in a wider range of oxidation conditions than th ose investigated. Finally, comprehensive quantitative characterization of the oxidizability of petroleum products is necessary for effective solution of the problem of their optimum protection against oxidation under the action of atmospheric oxygen and heating by appropriate sel ection of the stabilizer. It is by this means that many important prob lems of modern chemical technology will be solved [1-3].