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Effect of hydrotreating reaction conditions on viscosity, api gravity and specific gravity of maya crude oil

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Abstract

The hydrotreatment of Maya crude oil was carried out in a Parr batch reactor, using alumina-supported catalysts based on NiMo and CoMo sulfides, carbides, and nitrides, which were sulfided ex situ with a mixture of H2 /CS2,priorto reaction. Hydrotreating reactions were carried out under the following conditions: temperature: 320C, pressure: 70–80 kg/cm2, time: 4 h, stirring: 500 rpm, and catalyst mass: 2 g. The products of reaction were analyzed by simulated distillation, and the physical properties of the hydrotreated crude were obtained, such as the specific weight and viscosity, at different temperatures, and these values were used to determine specific gravity (SG) and API. In this contribution, we illustrate changes in the physical properties of Maya crude oil before and after hydrotreatment reaction with variations on residue conversion when different hydrotreatment catalysts were used.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationComputational and Experimental Fluid Mechanics with Applications to Physics, Engineering and the Environment, FLUIDOS 2012
EditorsLeonardo Di G. Sigalotti, Eloy Sira, Jaime Klapp
PublisherSpringer
Pages423-430
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9783319001906
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Externally publishedYes
Event1st Workshop of the Venezuelan Society of Fluid Mechanics , FLUIDOS 2012 - Margarita Island, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Duration: 5 Nov 20129 Nov 2012

Publication series

NameEnvironmental Science and Engineering
ISSN (Print)1863-5520
ISSN (Electronic)1863-5539

Conference

Conference1st Workshop of the Venezuelan Society of Fluid Mechanics , FLUIDOS 2012
Country/TerritoryVenezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
City Margarita Island
Period5/11/129/11/12

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© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014.

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