Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet.

Department of Chemical Engineering and Polymer Science.

LAB REPORT
Group No: 06
Course Name: Fuel and Energy Sessional
Course Code: CEP-372
Experiment No: 05
Experiment Name: Determination of Aniline Point of Sample
Submitted to:
Dr. Engr. Salma Akhter Rahatun Akter
Professor Assistant Professor
Dept. of CEP, SUST Dept. of CEP, SUST

Submitted by:
Name Registration No.
Azhar Uddin Shehab 2019332009
Tarannum Zakia 2019332042
Indrita Mahalanabish 2019332044
Ahmed Shakibul Islam 2019332045
Sadman Sakib Asif 2019332048
Sumaiya Tabassum Mowrin 2019332062
SK Salman Alam 2019332074
Name of the Experiment: Determination of Aniline
Point of Sample

Abstract

The aniline point 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. A high aniline point of oil indicates that the fuel is
mostly paraffinic, low aromatic compound, high Diesel index and a very
good ignition quality. In the experiment, the aniline point of petrol is
determined. We found in the experiment that the given patrol sample has an
aniline point of 103°C which means that the fuel is mostly paraffinic.

Introduction

The aniline point of an oil is defined as the minimum temperature at which

equal volumes of aniline (CH3NH2) and the oil are miscible. At temperatures
below this point, a mixture of the compound and an equal volume of aniline
will not dissolve together. The result of a test called the aniline test gives
information about a hydrocarbon, including certain details about its
composition, such as the relative content of aromatic chemicals and various
paraffin. The aniline point of oil gives an indication of the possible tendency
of deterioration of oil when it encounters packing, rubber sealing etc. in
general oils with a high aromatic content are more detrimental to rubber
products than those with a low aromatic content. The relative aromatic
content of oil is indicated by its aniline point and oils with high aromatic
content.

have a low aniline point and vice versa. The higher the aniline point of the oil
the more desirable it is for drilling fluid usage.
Paraffinic hydrocarbons have higher aniline points than aromatic types. For
instance, for an aromatic oil with a 75% aromatic content, the aniline point
would be between 32.2° and 48.9°C, for a naphthenic type containing 40%
aromatic structures, it would be between 65.6" and 76.7°C; and for a
paraffinic oil with a 15% aromatic content, it would be between 93.3° and
126.7°C. In a homologous series, the aniline point for mixtures of
hydrocarbons such as diesel oils and mineral oils serves as a guideline for
judging the aromatic hydrocarbon content of oil and for comparing oil.

The greater the aniline point, the lower the aromatics in fuel oil. A higher
aniline point also indicates a higher proportion of paraffin. Also, aniline point
is used to determine the cetane.

Number and diesel index of fuel.

Diesel Index= Aniline point X Degree of API
100 Cetane no. 0.72 X D.1+10

Cetane number is a measure of a fuel's ignition delay. This is the time period
between the start of injection and the start of combustion (ignition) of the
fuel. In a particular diesel engine, higher cetane fuels will have shorter
ignition delay periods than lower cetane fuels. The Diesel Index indicates the
ignition quality of the fuel. Diesel fuel rating is based on ignition qualities;
high-quality fuel has a high index number.

Materials and Methodology

Materials:
1. Petrol

2. Aniline

3. Paraffin

4. Thermometer

5. Test tube

6. Beaker

Methodology:

1. First 3ml of aniline and 3ml. of petrol is taken in a test tube fitted with a
thermometer in it. They will be in here with two different layers.
2. Then the thermometer-fitted test tube containing aniline, and petrol is
placed in a beaker of high boiling point Paraffin. Paraffin has a higher boiling
point than water. That's why we use it for heating an aniline petrol mixture.

3. Paraffin oil is heated and as well as aniline and petrol are heated too. After
some time, they will mix with one another and produce a complete
homogeneous mixture and the temperature of their mixing will be recorded as
an aniline point.

Result:
Aniline + Kerosene:

Aniline added –3ml; Kerosene added – 3 ml.

Final temperature (Aniline point temperature) – 161℃

Aniline + Diesel:
Aniline added – 3 ml; Diesel added – 3 ml.
Final temperature (Aniline point temperature) –122℃

Aniline + Petrol:
Aniline added – 3 ml; Petrol added – 3 ml.
Final temperature (Aniline point temperature) – 70℃
Base oil Aniline point
Aniline + Kerosene 161℃
Aniline + Diesel 122℃
Aniline + Petrol 70℃

Discussion:

The experiment was done following the proper procedure. But other groups
had different aniline points for the same sample. From this, we can say that
we had some errors in the experiment. We faced some problems while doing
the experiment. The thermometer was not giving the perfect temperature. For
these reasons, our result has some errors.

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