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  • upgrading of petroleum vacuum residue using a hydrogen donor solvent with acid treated carbon
    2018
    Co-Authors: Doo Wook Kim, Pil Rip Jeo, Seunghyu Moo, Changha Lee
    Abstract:

    Abstract Hydrocarbon/carbon systems can be used to perform the hydrogen transfer reaction in heavy oil upgrading, as alternatives to metal catalysts and molecular hydrogen. In this study, a system comprising a hydrogen-donor solvent (tetralin) and acid-treated activated carbon was established to evaluate its ability as a hydrogen transfer agent to upgrade a vacuum residue (VR). The use of tetralin substantially decreased coke formation from 32.7 wt% to a negligible amount in VR upgrading at 450 °C because the solvent could act as a hydrogen donor and diluent for the coke precursors. The acid-treated activated carbon accelerated dehydrogenation of tetralin through hydrogen transfer in the upgrading, resulting in a higher residue conversion and moderate coke formation. In view of the phase behavior, the hydrogen transfer reaction could also be promoted by increasing the contact between the hydrogen acceptor and donor in the supercritical medium. In the VR upgrading using the activated carbon in supercritical tetralin, complete residue conversion was achieved with 47 wt% light fractions (gas and light oil) and 6 wt% coke at 450 °C and 5.33 MPa. The results indicate that the streams available in oil refinery processes, which are rich in hydrocarbons with hydrogen-donor abilities, have great potential for use in heavy oil upgrading.

  • a parameter study for co processing of petroleum vacuum residue and oil palm empty fruit bunch fiber using supercritical tetralin and decalin
    2016
    Co-Authors: Doo Wook Kim, Anton Koriakin, Changha Lee
    Abstract:

    Abstract Co-processing of petroleum vacuum residue (VR) and oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) fiber was carried out through the use of supercritical solvents. The effects of solvent (tetralin and decalin), temperature (400 and 450 °C), a catalyst, and hydrogen on the co-processing were evaluated according to residue conversion and product distribution analysis. The results were compared with only the VR upgrading results as well as the co-processing of VR and microcrystalline cellulose. Supercritical tetralin exhibited high reaction performance in both VR upgrading and co-processing of VR/EFB without significant coke formation, compared with the results in decalin. In the presence of H2, the Fe3O4 catalyst contributed toward suppressing coke formation. The co-processing of VR/EFB using tetralin could achieve a residue conversion of 86.4 wt% with only 0.8 wt% of coke formation, showing more favorable conversion than that of VR/microcrystalline cellulose. Therefore, it led to a positive effect which improved the residue conversions and yielded a great quantity of light product.

  • thermochemical decomposition of microcrystalline cellulose using sub and supercritical tetralin and decalin with fe3o4
    2015
    Co-Authors: Anton Koriakin, Doo Wook Kim, Hai Van Nguyen, Changha Lee
    Abstract:

    Direct thermochemical liquefaction of microcrystalline cellulose was investigated in sub- and supercritical solvents in a batch reactor. The liquefaction efficiency of hydrogen donor solvents (tetralin and decalin) was compared to that of m-xylene. Tetralin was the most effective solvent with respect to the conversion at every tested condition starting from 350 °C. At 400 °C, the total conversion of cellulose in tetralin approached 96.8–98.3% with a negligible amount of char formation. The pressure of hydrogen had little effect on conversion for any solvent, while the addition of iron oxide catalyst (Fe3O4) led to improved conversion and liquid yield from the reaction compared to reactions without the catalyst at temperatures higher than 350 °C. Hydrogen pressure in the presence of iron oxide catalyst significantly suppressed the char formation and improved liquid production. The thermal-treated chars collected after liquefaction reactions showed a fair adsorption capacity of CO2 compared to activated carbon.

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