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    Experiment 6: Objective: To Determine Aniline Point of The Given Hydrocarbon Sample (Diesel)

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    The document describes an experiment to determine the aniline point of a diesel sample using a U-tube apparatus. The aniline point is the temperature at which a hydrocarbon sample becomes cloudy when mixed with an equal amount of aniline. A lower aniline point indicates a higher aromatic content. The procedure involves mixing the diesel sample with aniline and slowly cooling the mixture while monitoring for cloudiness. The temperature at which cloudiness appears is recorded as the aniline point. The observed aniline point for the diesel sample was 80°C, suggesting an aromatic content.

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    Experiment 6: Objective: To Determine Aniline Point of The Given Hydrocarbon Sample (Diesel)

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    The document describes an experiment to determine the aniline point of a diesel sample using a U-tube apparatus. The aniline point is the temperature at which a hydrocarbon sample becomes cloudy when mixed with an equal amount of aniline. A lower aniline point indicates a higher aromatic content. The procedure involves mixing the diesel sample with aniline and slowly cooling the mixture while monitoring for cloudiness. The temperature at which cloudiness appears is recorded as the aniline point. The observed aniline point for the diesel sample was 80°C, suggesting an aromatic content.

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    The document describes an experiment to determine the aniline point of a diesel sample using a U-tube apparatus. The aniline point is the temperature at which a hydrocarbon sample becomes cloudy when mixed with an equal amount of aniline. A lower aniline point indicates a higher aromatic content. The procedure involves mixing the diesel sample with aniline and slowly cooling the mixture while monitoring for cloudiness. The temperature at which cloudiness appears is recorded as the aniline point. The observed aniline point for the diesel sample was 80°C, suggesting an aromatic content.

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    Experiment 6: Objective: To Determine Aniline Point of The Given Hydrocarbon Sample (Diesel)

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    Experiment 6:

    Objective: To Determine Aniline point of the given hydrocarbon sample (diesel)


    by U-tube method
    Apparatus and Material:
    1. Aniline point measuring apparatus
    2. Pipette
    3. Aniline solution

    Aniline apparatus assembly:

    1. First fix up lighting system in vertical rod


    2. Fix up clamp for holding U tube
    3. Then fix up electrical FHP motor stirrer on Rod.
    4. Set up Heater unit and glass water bath in its position
    5. Fix up U tube properly in clamp

    Theory:
    Aniline point is the minimum temperature at which hydrocarbon is miscible with
    equal amount of aniline.
    Since the aromatics dissolve aniline which itself is aromatic compound more
    readily than paraffin or iso-paraffin therefore aniline point is the measure of
    aromatic content in oil and hence the characteristic of diesel.
    Higher the aniline point - lower the aromatics
    Low Aniline Point - high aromatic content
    Aniline point of oil also gives an indication of the possible deterioration of rubber
    sealing since aromatics have tendency to dissolve natural and some types of
    synthetic rubber. Therefore lubricants should have high aniline point.

    Procedure:
    1. Put on electric stirrer, light connection on back side of control box.
    2. Clean and dry the “U” tube
    3. The FHP motor stirrer is lowered in bath and so adjusted that stirrer is
    within the glass test tube, by adjusting position of “U” tube
    4. Now add 5 ml of dried sample and 5 ml of aniline solution
    5. Place thermometer in the other end of tube
    6. Stir the aniline sample mixture and heat the bath so that temperature of
    the mixture rises slowly
    7. When the mixture becomes clear enough for the wire or thermometer bulb
    to be visible through the cell
    8. Close the heating source and allow mixture to cool at the rate of 1 ºC /min
    and stirring it rapidly
    9. Record the temperature at which the wire or thermometer bulb just
    becomes obscured by the turbidity of the mixture as the aniline point of oil

    Observation:

    Sr. Temperature (⁰C) Observation


    No.
    1. 93 No haziness
    2. 92 No haziness
    3. 91 No haziness
    4. 90 No haziness
    5. 89 No haziness
    6. 88 No haziness
    7. 87 No haziness
    8. 86 No haziness
    9. 85 No haziness
    10. 84 No haziness
    11. 83 No haziness
    12. 82 No haziness
    13. 81 No haziness
    14. 80 Haziness appears

    Results:
    Aniline point of the given sample = 80⁰C.
    Conclusion:

    The value gives an approximation for the content of aromatic compounds


    in the oil, since the miscibility of aniline, which is also an aromatic
    compound, suggests the presence of similar (i.e. aromatic) compounds in
    the oil. The lower the aniline point, the greater is the content of aromatic
    compounds in the oil.

    Additional Questions:
    1. How is aniline point related ignition quality?
    Aniline being an aromatic compound freely mixes with aromatic so a
    low aniline point indicates low diesel index (because of high
    percentage of aromatics). High aniline point indicates that the fuel is
    highly paraffinic and hence has a high Diesel index and very good
    ignition quality.

    2. How can properties of aniline affect the experiment accuracy?


    Aniline is colourless oily liquid which darkens on exposure to air and
    light. Aniline degrades in the atmosphere primarily by reaction with
    photo chemically produced hydroxyl radicals. The estimated half-life
    for aniline is 2 hours. The half-life will be shorter during daylight
    hours, because of higher hydroxyl radical concentrations. The
    reaction products include nitrosamines, nitrobenzene, formic acid,
    nitro phenols, phenol, nitrosobenzene, and benzidine. Due to
    formation of these compounds the experiment values can change.
    Hence due to this property of aniline, the experiment accuracy is
    affected.
    3. Compare diesel, petrol and kerosene with the aniline point and their
    ignition quality.

    Fuel Aniline point ⁰C


    Diesel 71
    Petrol 65
    Kerosene 74
    We know that higher the aniline point, good is the ignition quality.
    Hence from the above data we can conclude that the ignition quality
    is as follows

    Kerosene > Diesel > Petrol

    The data in the table is according to


    International Refereed Journal of Engineering and Science
    ISSN (Online) 2319-183X, (Print) 2319-1821
    Volume 6, Issue 3(March 2017), PP.18-21

    4. What will happen if there is a mixture of diesel and toluene, how it


    will affect aniline point.
    In this case the aniline point will decrease by significant degrees,
    because toluene and aniline both are hydrocarbon and will dissolve
    easily. Hence the aniline remained after the saturation point (no
    more aniline can dissolve in toluene) will dissolve in diesel after
    providing comparable less amount of heat.
    Therefore, the mixture of diesel and toluene has a very low aniline
    point.

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