A Comparative Study on the Hydrocracking for Atmospheric Residue of Mongolian Tamsagbulag Crude Oil and Other Crude Oils

Tserendorj Tugsuu, Sugimoto Yoshikazu, Byambajav Enkhsaruul, Dalantai Monkhoobor

Energy Technology Research Institute, Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan.
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, National University of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

DOI: 10.4236/aces.2012.23049                

Abstract

Upgrading heavy and residual oils into valuable lighter fuels has attracted much attention due to growing worldwide demand for light petroleum product. This study focused on hydrocracking process for atmospheric residue (AR) of Mongolian crude oil in the first time compared to those of other countries. Residue samples were hydrocracked with a commercial catalyst at 450℃, 460℃, 470℃ for 2 hours under hydrogen pressure of 10 MPa. The AR conversion and yield of light fraction (LF) reached to 90.6 wt% and 53.9 wt%, at 470℃ by the hydrocracking for atmospheric residue of Tamsagbulag crude oil (TBAR). In each sample, the yield of MF was the highest at 460℃ temperature, which is valuable lighter fuel product. The polyaromatic, polar hydrocarbons and sulfur compounds were concentrated in the MF and HF because the large amount of light hydrocarbons produced from TBAR as the increasing of the hydrocracking temperature. The content of n-paraffinic hydrocarbons was decreased in HF of TBAR, on effect of hydrocracking temperature. This result suggests the longer molecules of n-paraffin (С₂₀-С₃₂) in HF were reacted better, than middle molecules of n-paraffin (С₁₂-С₂₀) in MF during the hydrocracking reaction. Because the hydrocarbon components of feed crude oils were various, the contents of n-paraffinic hydrocarbons in MF and HF of TBAR and DQAR were similar, but MEAR’s was around 2 times lower and the hydrogen consumption was the highest for the MEAR after hydrocracking.

Keywords

Tamsagbulag Crude Oil; Hydrocracking; Atmospheric Residue; Sulfur Compound; N-Paraffinic Hydrocarbon

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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