Reliable, accurate, continuous monitoring of octane number has been a long-standing need of the petroleum industry. For this reason, UOP developed the Monirex Octane Monitor, an instrument that contains a relatively simple reactor rather than a complex knock engine. Principle of operation is discussed, and so are potential applications to closed-loop control of refinery process and blending operations.
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