K-Hexadecane

K-Hexadecane was chosen as model molecule since it is relatively easy to implement and obtain as a pure body. Its reaction network non-exhaustive on Fig. 29—is representative since it includes all the elementary steps involved in the hydrocracking/hydroisomerisation of heavy paraffinic cuts. After reduction, just six kinetic parameters (two for isomerisation, four for cracking) are required to represent this type of network. 

A set of kinetic parameters was produced using the experimental data obtained on K-hexadecane. The reaction rates of all the acyclic paraffins can therefore be calculated. This Section VI.C will compare the calculation results with the experimental data obtained on heavy feedstocks. The experiments conducted on heavy paraffinic waxes can be used to test the extrapolation capacities with respect to the number of carbon atoms (from nC 16 to C20- C33). 

Thennod3manuc excess functions for the system w-heptaue (1) K-hexadecane (2) at 20 C. Bronsteb and Koefoed [1946], Van der Waaxs and Hermans [1949]... 

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