RAI’s “Magic Soft” Ethanol
Match Blending Made Easy

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What is match blending?

Q. What is being matched?

A. Finished Ethanol Gasoline Specs

Q. Why is match blending required?

A. EPA requires certification of Ethanol gasolines by:

• Doing hand-blend of gasoline with 10% Ethanol
• Measuring the cocktail properties in a Lab using ASTM test methods

Match blending is the practice in which a finished product’s properties are matched with finished ethanol boosted gasoline specs. This is done as the EPA requires certification of ethanol gasolines by performing an “automated hand-blend equivalent“ of gasoline with 10% ethanol.

In-Line match blending Scheme

Modification of blender to read “like-hand-blend”

Q. How does this method work?

A. Ethanol is fed directly from line to on-line analyzer input from ethanol tank

Q. What is the advantage of in-line match blending?

A. This method allows bypassing hand blend of ethanol in the laboratory, saving time and manpower

Q. What is the hassle of in-line match blending?

A. This method quires costly equipment for in-line blendings, such as:

• Ethanol tanks and plumbing
• Redundant pumps with filters
• Control system and software for dosing input to the analyzer
• Blend optimizer modifications to compare with ethanol specs

RAI’s Ethanol match blending Software

On-line analyzers certify per EPA requirements:

– Both conventional and spectrometers (NIR/FTIR)

– Predictors on analyzers

Match blending software verifies that blend recipes give on-spec blends

– On-line single blend optimizer–

– Cheaper and more flexible than direct match equipment

Our match blending software verifies that blend recipes give on-spec blends using an on-line single blend optimizer. In addition, our software is also cheaper and more flexible than direct match equipment

RAI’s “Magic Soft” match blending

RAI Soft Match Blending Model:

– Uses Ethanol boost prediction model equations derived from lab measurements of neat (ethanol-free), as well as ethanol boosted gasoline data

– Corrects the neat on-line analyzer readings to read just like the “Physical Match Hand Blending”

– Does not require the HAND BLENDING and extra equipment!

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