A batch reactor study of the effect of deasphalting on hydrotreating of heavy oil

Vicente Sámano; Fania Guerrero; Jorge Ancheyta; Fernando Trejo; José A.I. Díaz

doi:10.1016/j.cattod.2009.09.004

A batch reactor study of the effect of deasphalting on hydrotreating of heavy oil

Vicente Sámano, Fania Guerrero, Jorge Ancheyta, Fernando Trejo, José A.I. Díaz

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

24 Scopus citations

Abstract

The effect of deasphalting of heavy oil with different degrees of asphaltenes precipitation on catalytic hydrotreating is reported in this work. Deasphalted oils were obtained in a pressurized vessel using n-heptane and n-pentane as solvents. Various samples with different amounts of asphaltenes were prepared by varying precipitation conditions. Hydrotreating of deasphalted oils was conducted with a commercial NiMo catalyst in a batch reactor at the following reaction conditions: hydrogen pressure of 100 kg/cm², temperature of 400 °C, stirring rate of 750 rpm and reaction time of 4 h. The heavy oil, the deasphalted oils and the hydrotreated products were characterized by sulfur, metals (Ni, V), asphaltene contents, and API gravity. Metals and carbon contents as well as textural properties and X-ray diffraction were also determined on fresh, spent and regenerated catalysts.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	264-271
Number of pages	8
Journal	Catalysis Today
Volume	150
Issue number	3-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2009.09.004
State	Published - 30 Mar 2010
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Asphaltene
Deasphalting
Heavy oil
Hydrotreating
Spent catalysts

Access to Document

10.1016/j.cattod.2009.09.004

Cite this

@article{2c45d1985e044809ac9fe7ed9ea0f766,

title = "A batch reactor study of the effect of deasphalting on hydrotreating of heavy oil",

abstract = "The effect of deasphalting of heavy oil with different degrees of asphaltenes precipitation on catalytic hydrotreating is reported in this work. Deasphalted oils were obtained in a pressurized vessel using n-heptane and n-pentane as solvents. Various samples with different amounts of asphaltenes were prepared by varying precipitation conditions. Hydrotreating of deasphalted oils was conducted with a commercial NiMo catalyst in a batch reactor at the following reaction conditions: hydrogen pressure of 100 kg/cm2, temperature of 400 °C, stirring rate of 750 rpm and reaction time of 4 h. The heavy oil, the deasphalted oils and the hydrotreated products were characterized by sulfur, metals (Ni, V), asphaltene contents, and API gravity. Metals and carbon contents as well as textural properties and X-ray diffraction were also determined on fresh, spent and regenerated catalysts.",

keywords = "Asphaltene, Deasphalting, Heavy oil, Hydrotreating, Spent catalysts",

author = "Vicente S{\'a}mano and Fania Guerrero and Jorge Ancheyta and Fernando Trejo and D{\'i}az, {Jos{\'e} A.I.}",

year = "2010",

month = mar,

day = "30",

doi = "10.1016/j.cattod.2009.09.004",

language = "Ingl{\'e}s",

volume = "150",

pages = "264--271",

journal = "Catalysis Today",

issn = "0920-5861",

number = "3-4",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - A batch reactor study of the effect of deasphalting on hydrotreating of heavy oil

AU - Sámano, Vicente

AU - Guerrero, Fania

AU - Ancheyta, Jorge

AU - Trejo, Fernando

AU - Díaz, José A.I.

PY - 2010/3/30

Y1 - 2010/3/30

N2 - The effect of deasphalting of heavy oil with different degrees of asphaltenes precipitation on catalytic hydrotreating is reported in this work. Deasphalted oils were obtained in a pressurized vessel using n-heptane and n-pentane as solvents. Various samples with different amounts of asphaltenes were prepared by varying precipitation conditions. Hydrotreating of deasphalted oils was conducted with a commercial NiMo catalyst in a batch reactor at the following reaction conditions: hydrogen pressure of 100 kg/cm2, temperature of 400 °C, stirring rate of 750 rpm and reaction time of 4 h. The heavy oil, the deasphalted oils and the hydrotreated products were characterized by sulfur, metals (Ni, V), asphaltene contents, and API gravity. Metals and carbon contents as well as textural properties and X-ray diffraction were also determined on fresh, spent and regenerated catalysts.

AB - The effect of deasphalting of heavy oil with different degrees of asphaltenes precipitation on catalytic hydrotreating is reported in this work. Deasphalted oils were obtained in a pressurized vessel using n-heptane and n-pentane as solvents. Various samples with different amounts of asphaltenes were prepared by varying precipitation conditions. Hydrotreating of deasphalted oils was conducted with a commercial NiMo catalyst in a batch reactor at the following reaction conditions: hydrogen pressure of 100 kg/cm2, temperature of 400 °C, stirring rate of 750 rpm and reaction time of 4 h. The heavy oil, the deasphalted oils and the hydrotreated products were characterized by sulfur, metals (Ni, V), asphaltene contents, and API gravity. Metals and carbon contents as well as textural properties and X-ray diffraction were also determined on fresh, spent and regenerated catalysts.

KW - Asphaltene

KW - Deasphalting

KW - Heavy oil

KW - Hydrotreating

KW - Spent catalysts

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77949486830&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/j.cattod.2009.09.004

DO - 10.1016/j.cattod.2009.09.004

M3 - Artículo

SN - 0920-5861

VL - 150

SP - 264

EP - 271

JO - Catalysis Today

JF - Catalysis Today

IS - 3-4

ER -

A batch reactor study of the effect of deasphalting on hydrotreating of heavy oil

Abstract

Keywords

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this