Description
Cracked Distillate is a clear and yellow liquid, with a pungent aromatic odor. It is a co-product by steam cracking hydrocarbons (naphtha, gas oil, gas condensate) under high temperature in the presence of steam to produce the olefins ethylene and propylene. No catalysts are used during cracking. Cracked Distillate is for the greater part built up of unsaturated hydrocarbons, of which the majority is between C10 and C11.
Applications
Cracked Distillate is partially employed as a cutterstock for the fuel oil market; it is utilized as a blending component used to reduce the viscosity of vacuum residual for the production of residual fuel oil. With respect to this application, key characteristics are its low viscosity and peptizing behavior (stable mixing). Because of its low sulfur content and zero ash, Cracked Distillate is aligned with environmental legislation on emissions.
Besides this, Cracked Distillate is, due to its unique composition, also adopted as a feedstock for various chemical market applications.