Synergy of blending hydrotreated and hydrocracked kerosene in the production of jet fuel

Abstract

Aviation kerosene is the fastest growing transportation fuel. Regardless of the ambition to replace it by SAF, consumption of the mineral component in JET fuel will grow. In oil refineries, kerosene fractions are used to produce JET fuel and as a component of diesel fuel. These fractions can differ in origin and composition. In this article the possibility of blending hydrocracked kerosene used for JET production and hydrotreated kerosene used for diesel fuel production was investigated. It was concluded that significant synergies can be achieved by blending of these fractions in terms of increasing JET fuel production by up to 2.5 times, controlling the aromatics content of hydrocracked kerosene and obtaining a fraction for blending of diesel fuel with improved low temperature properties.