Product Data Sheet

American Fuel Oil Blend Components.

Complex mixtures of (mainly unsaturated) C9 - C15 hydrocarbons.

General The fuel oil blending component products of the Aromatics Business of Dow are mixtures
of (mainly unsaturated) C9 to C15 components. They originate from high temperature
cracking of petroleum fractions and are separated by distillation during the production of
Benzene out of Pyrolysis Gasoline.
The main application of these products is to be blended into bunker or fuel oils.

Available Grades LA FUEL OIL - fuel oil produced in Plaquemine, LA that contains DCPD.
LS FUEL OIL - low Sulphur, low DCPD fuel oil produced in Freeport, TX.
QUENCH OIL - somewhat lighter fuel oil produced in St.Charles, LA.

Physical The fuel oil blending products in this datasheet show a variety of appearances ranging
Properties from a yellow oily liquid to a dark brown oil with a light to strong aromatic odor. The
products are immiscible / insoluble in water and have a flashpoint above 140 °F
The materials originate from petroleum cracker operations, hence as supplied are low in
sulfur, but the composition may vary in time.

In the tables below some product typical properties and typical compositions are given.

Product Typical Test Item LA FUEL OIL LS FUEL OIL QUENCH OIL
Properties Specific Gravity (60 °F) 0.98 – 1.03 1.06 – 1.10 0.96 – 1.06
Viscosity (cSt. at 122°F) < 10 < 1400 < 82
Initial Boiling Point (°F) 175 185 290
90 % Boiling Point (°F) 560 1100 960
Flash Point (°F) > 120 > 140 > 140
Pour Point (°F) <0 30 <0
Vapor Pressure (@ 100°F, psi) 0.02 0.2 <1
Relative Vapor Density (air=1) >1 >1 >1
Sulphur (ppm) < 200 < 200 < 1400
Appearance Brown liquid Dark oil Brown Liquid

Note 1: Data above are based on average production data of 2004. As the products originate from petroleum cracker
operations these values may vary during the year as result of changing operational conditions of the cracker.
Note 2: The data above are typical values, not to be construed as specifications. Users should confirm results by their own
tests.

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 Product Typical Component LA FUEL OIL LS FUEL OIL QUENCH OIL
Composition DiCycloPentadiene 2 – 20 % 5 - 10 %
Indene 3–5%
Methyl-Indenes 3–5%
Naphthalene 5–8% 5-8% See note 4
Methyl-Naphthalene 1–6% 0-4%
(methyl-) BiPhenyl 3–5% 0-5%
Fluorene & Anthracene 0 – 0.5 %
Other polycyclics 10 – 25 % 20 - 50 %

Note 1: all data are given in %-w/w unless stated otherwise.

Note 2: Data above are based on average production data of 2004. As the products originate from petroleum cracker
operations these values may vary during the year as result of changing operational conditions of the cracker.
Note 3: The data above are typical values, not to be construed as specifications. Users should confirm results by their own
test.
Note 4: Please contact our Technical Services & Development for typical composition data on Quench Oil.
Production - Plaquemine (Louisiana, USA)
Locations - Freeport (Texas, USA)
- St. Charles (Louisiana, USA)

Suggested Main application of the products in this datasheet are to be blended into fuel oils such as
Applications bunker fuels and fluxants.

Alternatively LA FUELOIL may be used to extract DiCycloPentadiene (DCPD), which can

be used in a variety of (resin) applications or naphthalene or naphthalene & methyl-
naphthalene mixtures that can be used in the production of such things as concrete
plasticizers, phthalic anhydride and insecticides

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Sheets, Sales Specifications, Availability, Technical Services & Development, Regulatory-
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Published: June 2014
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