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N-HEX-01 NP6 N-HEXANE C6H14 86.18
3-MET-01 IP6 3-METHYL-PENTANE C6H14 86.18
CYCLO-01 ACH6 CYCLOHEXANE C6H12 84.16
METHY-01 ACP6 METHYLCYCLOPENTANE C6H12 84.16
BENZE-01 A7 BENZENE C6H6 78.11
N-HEP-01 NP7 N-HEPTANE C7H16 100.20
3-MET-02 IP7 2-METHYLHEXANE C7H16 100.20
METHY-02 ACH7 METHYLCYCLOHEXANE C7H14 98.19
1,1-D-01 ACP7 1,1-DIMETHYLCYCLOPENTANE C7H14 98.19
TOLUE-01 A7 TOLUENE C7H8 92.14
N-OCT-01 NP8 N-OCTANE C8H18 114.23
2,2,4-01 IP8 2,2,4-TRIMETHYLPENTANE C8H18 114.23
ETHYL-01 ACH8 ETHYLCYCLOHEXANE C8H16 112.22
1-METHYL-1-
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ETHYLCYCLOPENTANE
ETHYL-02 A8 ETHYLBENZENE C8H10 106.17
N-NON-01 NP9 N-NONANE C9H20 128.26
3,3-D-01 IP9 3,3-DIETHYLPENTANE C9H20 128.26
N-PRO-01 ACH9 N-PROPYLCYCLOHEXANE C9H18 126.24
N-BUT-01 ACP9 N-BUTYLCYCLOPENTANE C9H18 126.24
1,2,4-01 A9 1,2,4-TRIMETHYLBENZENE C9H12 120.19

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C7 19.5 19.36
C8 19.5 19.53
C9 19.5 20.38
ACHn + H2 **NPn C6 33.11 24.37
C7 33.11 24.43
C8 33.11 27.61
C9 33.11 29.76
ACHn + H2 **IPn C6 33.11 26.36
C7 33.11 26.76
C8 33.11 28.96
C9 33.11 29.76
NPn ACPn+ H2 C6 33.11 29.07
C7 33.11 29.13
C8 33.11 31.38
C9 33.11 32.96
IPn ACPn+ H2 C6 33.11 29.07
C7 33.11 29.13
C8 33.11 31.38
C9 33.11 32.96
ACHn ACPn C6 26 26.08
C7 26 26.08
C8 26 26.08
C9 26 26.08
NPn IPn C6 26 26.08
C7 26 26.08
C8 26 26.08
C9 26 26.08
NPn + (n-3)/3 H2 C6 34.61 40.3
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C8 34.61 40.6
C9 34.61 42.5
IPn + (n-3)/3 H2 C6 34.61 40.5
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C9 34.61 42.5
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N-HEXANE 0.1233 0.0384 0.0362
3-METHYL-PENTANE 0.2467 0.0767 0.0172
CYCLOHEXANE 0.1400 0.0279 0.0222
METHYLCYCLOPENTANE 0.1400 0.0279 0.0192
BENZENE 0.2290 0.0000 0.0092
N-HEPTANE 0.0267 0.0916 0.082
2-METHYLHEXANE 0.0533 0.1831 0.076
METHYLCYCLOHEXANE 0.0200 0.0700 0.065
1,1-DIMETHYLCYCLOPENTANE 0.0200 0.0700 0.055
TOLUENE 0.0010 0.0049 0.043
N-OCTANE 0.0000 0.0862 0.1758
2,2,4-TRIMETHYLPENTANE 0.0000 0.1725 0.1195
ETHYLCYCLOHEXANE 0.0000 0.0330 Not Specified
1-METHYL-1-ETHYLCYCLOPENTANE 0.0000 0.0330 Not Specified
ETHYLBENZENE 0.0000 0.0408 0.1135
N-NONANE 0.0000 0.0064 0.097
3,3-DIETHYLPENTANE 0.0000 0.0127 0.032
N-PROPYLCYCLOHEXANE 0.0000 0.0024 Not Specified
N-BUTYLCYCLOPENTANE 0.0000 0.0024 Not Specified
1,2,4-TRIMETHYLBENZENE 0.0000 0.0202 0.013
HYDROGEN 0.0000 0.0000 0
METHANE 0.0000 0.0000 0
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PROPANE 0.0000 0.0000 0
N-BUTANE 0.0000 0.0000 0
N-PENTANE 0.0000 0.0000 0
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ACHn An + 3H2 C6 34.61 49.22
C7 19.50 28.28
C8 19.50 28.45
C9 19.50 29.30
ACHn + H2 NPn** C6 33.11 30.98
C7 33.11 31.04
C8 33.11 31.92
C9 33.11 31.77
ACHn + H2 IPn** C6 33.11 32.97
C7 33.11 33.37
C8 33.11 35.57
C9 33.11 36.37
NPn ACPn+ H2 C6 33.11 30.98
C7 37.19 41.53
C8 37.72 44.79
C9 37.58 46.79
IPn ACPn+ H2 C6 33.11 30.98
C7 33.11 35.74
C8 33.11 42.60
C9 33.11 44.18
ACHn ACPn C6 26 32.69
C7 26 32.69
C8 26 32.69
C9 26 32.69
NPn IPn C6 26 31.09
C7 26 31.09
C8 26 36.10
C9 26 31.49
NPn + (n-3)/3 H2 C6 34.61 49.216
n/15 (CH4+C2H6+C3H8+C4H10+C5H12)* C7 34.61 49.416
C8 34.61 49.516
C9 34.61 51.416
IPn + (n-3)/3 H2 C6 34.61 51.719
n/15 (CH4+C2H6+C3H8+C4H10+C5H12)* C7 34.61 49.516
C8 34.61 51.919
C9 34.61 51.416
ACHn , ACPn + 2n/3 H2 C6 34.61 48.613
n/15 (CH4+C2H6+C3H8+C4H10+C5H12)* C7 34.61 49.113
C8 34.61 50.113
C9 34.61 50.613
An+1 + H2 An +CH4+ C6 -C7 17.92 5.57
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