Experimental investigation of sulfur distribution and yields of liquid fuel and petroleum coke produced by thermal cracking of vacuum residues
In the present work, an experimental study was conducted to investigate the sulfur distribution in the products during thermal degradation of vacuum residues at different operating conditions. In this regard, three vacuum residues with different sulfur contents were selected. The effects of main ope...
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| author | Amir Safiri Javad Ivakpour Esmaeil Yazdani Amir H. Mohammadi |
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| description | In the present work, an experimental study was conducted to investigate the sulfur distribution in the products during thermal degradation of vacuum residues at different operating conditions. In this regard, three vacuum residues with different sulfur contents were selected. The effects of main operating conditions such as pressure and temperature on products yields and properties were studied. The results show that for sulfur distribution, which is indicated as the ratio of the amount of sulfur in each product to the initial mass of sulfur in the feed, increasing temperature will be followed by increased sulfur distribution in liquid fuel and reduced sulfur distribution in petroleum coke. Furthermore, effects of reaction temperature on yields of light coker gasoil (150–350 °C) as well as heavy coker gasoil (350–500 °C), as the dominant fractions of thermal cracking products, were evaluated using simulated distillation method. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b7b0cece5ad641098ef56524d51e75782023-01-11T04:28:58ZengElsevierCase Studies in Thermal Engineering2214-157X2023-01-0141102570Experimental investigation of sulfur distribution and yields of liquid fuel and petroleum coke produced by thermal cracking of vacuum residuesAmir Safiri0Javad Ivakpour1Esmaeil Yazdani2Amir H. Mohammadi3Petroleum Refining Division, Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI), Tehran, IranPetroleum Refining Division, Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI), Tehran, Iran; Corresponding author.School of Chemical, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, IranDiscipline of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Howard College Campus, King George V Avenue, Durban, 4041, South Africa; Corresponding author.In the present work, an experimental study was conducted to investigate the sulfur distribution in the products during thermal degradation of vacuum residues at different operating conditions. In this regard, three vacuum residues with different sulfur contents were selected. The effects of main operating conditions such as pressure and temperature on products yields and properties were studied. The results show that for sulfur distribution, which is indicated as the ratio of the amount of sulfur in each product to the initial mass of sulfur in the feed, increasing temperature will be followed by increased sulfur distribution in liquid fuel and reduced sulfur distribution in petroleum coke. Furthermore, effects of reaction temperature on yields of light coker gasoil (150–350 °C) as well as heavy coker gasoil (350–500 °C), as the dominant fractions of thermal cracking products, were evaluated using simulated distillation method.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214157X22008073Thermal upgradingVacuum residueSulfur contentSulfur distributionLight coker gasoilHeavy coker gasoil |
| spellingShingle | Amir Safiri Javad Ivakpour Esmaeil Yazdani Amir H. Mohammadi Experimental investigation of sulfur distribution and yields of liquid fuel and petroleum coke produced by thermal cracking of vacuum residues Case Studies in Thermal Engineering Thermal upgrading Vacuum residue Sulfur content Sulfur distribution Light coker gasoil Heavy coker gasoil |
| title | Experimental investigation of sulfur distribution and yields of liquid fuel and petroleum coke produced by thermal cracking of vacuum residues |
| title_full | Experimental investigation of sulfur distribution and yields of liquid fuel and petroleum coke produced by thermal cracking of vacuum residues |
| title_fullStr | Experimental investigation of sulfur distribution and yields of liquid fuel and petroleum coke produced by thermal cracking of vacuum residues |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experimental investigation of sulfur distribution and yields of liquid fuel and petroleum coke produced by thermal cracking of vacuum residues |
| title_short | Experimental investigation of sulfur distribution and yields of liquid fuel and petroleum coke produced by thermal cracking of vacuum residues |
| title_sort | experimental investigation of sulfur distribution and yields of liquid fuel and petroleum coke produced by thermal cracking of vacuum residues |
| topic | Thermal upgrading Vacuum residue Sulfur content Sulfur distribution Light coker gasoil Heavy coker gasoil |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214157X22008073 |
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