It can also be readily transformed by dehydration into dimethyl ether, a diesel fuel substitute with a cetane number of 55.
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"Cetane " is often used as a shorthand for cetane number, a measure of the detonation of diesel fuel.
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The resulting product is a straight-chain hydrocarbon with a high cetane number, low in aromatics and sulfur and does not contain oxygen.
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The Hydrotreater Unit ( HDT ) enables the Refinery to produce High Speed Diesel of very low sulphur and cetane number conforming to BIS specifications.
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LS9 diesel is above the competition in many varying facets including cetane number, sulphur content, aromatic compound content, cloud point and oxidative stability.
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In fact, lower-octane fuels, typically rated by cetane number, are preferable in these applications because they are more easily ignited under compression.
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Cetane ignites very easily under compression; for this reason, it is assigned a cetane number of 100, and serves as a reference for other fuel mixtures.
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In North America, most states adopt ASTM D975 as their diesel fuel standard and the minimum cetane number is set at 40, with typical values in the 42-45 range.
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U . S . diesel fuel typically also has a lower cetane number ( a measure of ignition quality ) than European diesel, resulting in worse cold weather performance and some increase in emissions.
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The current standard for diesel sold in European Union, Iceland, Norway and Switzerland is set in EN 590, with a minimum cetane index of 46 and a minimum cetane number of 51.
