Identification of dinuclear aromatics in the gas oil fraction of Kuwait petroleum

Conference · Mon Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1988 · Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Pet. Chem., Prepr.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5748186

Ijam, M J; Qatami, S Y.A.; Arif, S F

For several decades removal of aromatics from crude oil fractions (e.g. kerosene and lubricating oils) has been practiced in oil refining to produce fuels and lubricants of lower aromatic content and hence of improved quality. These aromatics are suitable raw materials for the manufacture of aromatic solvents, aromatic process oils, high octane gasoline, and as basic materials for making detergents, perfumes and dyes. Detailed study of molecular structure and substituent effects on the retention characteristics of aromatic hydrocarbons have been reported on alumina, silica and various chemically bonded silicas containing -C/sub 18/, -NH/sub 2/, -R(NH)/sub 2//sub 2/, -CN, RCN, RON and phenyl-mercuric acetate for the compound class (ring-numbered) high performance liquid chromatography (2, 3, 8, 12, 24, 28). Previous work in this laboratory has demonstrated that individual normal and branched aliphatic hydrocarbons from kerosene and light gas oil were isolated and identified. This paper describes the extension of this work to cover the separation and identification of aromatic ring classes (mono-, di-, and tri-aromatics) in the gas oil fraction of Kuwait petroleum. Characterization and identification of the major components in the dinuclear aromatics is our primary objective in this study.

• Research Organization: Kuwait Univ., Safat
• OSTI ID: 5748186
• Report Number(s): CONF-8809227-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Pet. Chem., Prepr.; (United States) Journal Volume: 33:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
023000* -- Petroleum-- Properties & Composition
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
400102 -- Chemical & Spectral Procedures
400105 -- Separation Procedures
AROMATICS
ASIA
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CHROMATOGRAPHY
DATA
ENERGY SOURCES
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
GAS OILS
INFORMATION
KUWAIT
LIQUID COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY
MASS SPECTROSCOPY
MIDDLE EAST
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM FRACTIONS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
QUALITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SPECTROSCOPY