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What is a cetane?

What is a cetane? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. The aliphatic hydrocarbon C16H34 (hexadecane) used as a standard for diesel fuel.
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But all the rest of the scooters run on vegetable oil blended with cetane boosters and other commercially available additives in a single tank.
This OEM approved fuel additive provides an immediate cetane boost for improved starting, cleaner fuel injectors, and optimized fuel economy.
Some information suggests that cetane and lubricity can also impact vehicle exhaust emissions.
The higher the cetane number of a diesel fuel, the better the ignition and combustion and the softer and better the concentricity.
Increasing the cetane number of the fuel can decrease the amount of knock by shortening the ignition delay.
Conversely, a fuel with a low cetane number resists auto-ignition and has a longer ignition delay period.

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