Two-stage hydrotreating of a bitumen-derived middle distillate to produce diesel and jet fuels, and kinetics of aromatics hydrogenation
- Syncrude Canada Ltd., Edmonton, Alberta (Canada)
The middle distillate from a synthetic crude oil derived from Athabasca bitumen was further hydrotreated in a downflow pilot unit over a typical NiMo catalyst at 330 to 400 C, 7 to 11 MPa and 0.63 to 1.39 h{sup {minus}1} LHSV. Feed and liquid products were characterized for aromatics, cetane index (CI) and other diesel specification items. Aromatics were determined by a supercritical fluid chromatography method, while CI was determined using the correlation developed at Syncrude Canada Ltd. Also feed and selected products were distilled into a jet fuel cut (150/260 C) by spinning band distillation for the determination of smoke point and other jet fuel specification items. A good relationship between aromatics content and CI was obtained. Kinetics of aromatics hydrogenation were investigated, employing a simple-first order reversible reaction model.
- OSTI ID:
- 231139
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-930364-; ISBN 0-8247-9255-6; TRN: IM9623%%449
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Spring national meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), Houston, TX (United States), 28 Mar - 1 Apr 1993; Other Information: PBD: 1994; Related Information: Is Part Of Catalytic hydroprocessing of petroleum and distillates; Oballa, M.C. [ed.] [Novacor Research and Technology Corp., Calgary, Alberta (Canada)]; Shih, S.S. [ed.] [Mobil Research and Development Corp., Paulsboro, NJ (United States)]; PB: 480 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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