Physicochemistry of Petroleum Dispersions in Refining Technology

The book describes the results of research dealing with two types of petroleum dispersions: water in petroleum fractions and fuels as well as asphaltenes in crude oil. Such industrial research is aimed at acquiring new knowledge useful for improving processes and products. The main goal of the research carried out was to solve problems of refining technology and the exploitation of petroleum produ...

The book describes the results of research dealing with two types of petroleum dispersions: water in petroleum fractions and fuels as well as asphaltenes in crude oil. Such industrial research is aimed at acquiring new knowledge useful for improving processes and products. The main goal of the research carried out was to solve problems of refining technology and the exploitation of petroleum products. Some of the developed solutions have been patented and applied in industry. The problem of solubilizing a small technological amount of water in gasoline and diesel fuels with the aid of surfactant compositions has been successfully resolved. This solution has been used in business practice; it also increases the water tolerance of gasoline with 5% ethanol and allows for the effective use of LPG. The coalescence on fibrous barriers for dewatering fractions from the atmospheric distillation of crude oil allowed for the economic removal of dispersed water and additionally - the removal from diesel distillates of a significant part of the mineral contaminations. A coalescing method of removing sodium lye dispersed in heavy gasoline from the FCC process was successfully used in an industrial plant, replacing the sand filter used in Merox technology. The deep dehydration of the hydrotreated kerosene fraction by evaporating water into an inert gas, a nitrogen blanket, was developed. The product was additionally protected against the aging processes. The influence of pyrolysis oil, a waste product of the pyrolysis process, on the physical structure of crude oil was investigated. The results of the laboratory tests were verified in industrial trials in the AVD plant. Positive test results made it possible to use pyrolysis oil on an industrial scale changing the dispersion structure and properties of crude oil as well as distillation results.

Order Print Copy Recommend to Your Library

Your name

Your email address

Your Library’s email address

Department

Institution/Company

Loading...

Country

Loading...

Message of recommendation Dear Librarian, I would like to recommend the following IntechOpen book to be added to our library catalog: TITLE: 'Physicochemistry of Petroleum Dispersions in Refining Technology' PRINT ISBN: 978-0-85014-528-1 Libraries are offered a 20% discount on retail book prices. For a quote, please contact the IntechOpen Print Sales Department directly at orders@intechopen.com Best regards.

I recommend this publication for the following reasons

Loading...

By submitting the form you agree to IntechOpen using your personal information in order to fulfil your library recommendation. In line with our privacy policy we won’t share your details with any third parties and will discard any personal information provided immediately after the recommended institution details are received. For further information on how we protect and process your personal information, please refer to our privacy policy.

Submit