Synfuels' slow growth impacts refining

Journal Article · Tue Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1980 · Hydrocarbon Process.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6170253

Logwinuk, A L

According to A. L. Logwinuk (Pullman Kellogg), until synthetic fuels are commercially available in significant quantities in the late 1980's, refiners will have to add facilities to produce low-sulfur heavy fuel, minimize or eliminate residual production, or expand refining capacity. Heavy-oil cracking is expected to be used to a larger extent than in the past, and fluid catalytic cracking will continue in the forefront. Existing gasification technologies may be applicable to the conversion of the coke that accompanies the production of distillates and lighter products during the coking process. Logwinuk cited an American Gas Association study that shows that the conversion of all U.S. refineries to eliminate residual-fuel production would lead to an increase in motor gasoline production of up to 530,000 bbl/day and in diesel and No. 2 fuel oil production by 500,000-600,000 bbl/day; and also produce about 1.3 trillion Btu's/day of low-Btu gas. Logwinuk noted that the use of delayed coking followed by gasification could be used to produce a more desirable intermediate or high-Btu gas. At least 55-60% of residua can be economically converted to other products, which would allow a reduction in imports of approx. 1 million bbl/day.

• Research Organization: Pullman Kellogg
• OSTI ID: 6170253
• Journal Information: Hydrocarbon Process.; (United States), Journal Name: Hydrocarbon Process.; (United States) Vol. 59:7; ISSN HYPRA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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02 PETROLEUM
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COKING
CRACKING
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DIESEL FUELS
DISTILLATES
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC IMPACT
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUEL OILS
FUELS
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GASES
GASIFICATION
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HIGH BTU GAS
INFORMATION
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LIQUID FUELS
LOW BTU GAS
NUMERICAL DATA
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM DISTILLATES
PETROLEUM FRACTIONS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PETROLEUM RESIDUES
PROCESSING
PRODUCTION
PYROLYSIS
REFINING
SULFUR CONTENT
SYNTHETIC FUELS
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