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Catalytic steam cracking of heavy crude oil with molybdenum and nickel nanodispersed catalysts. / Mironenko, O. O.; Sosnin, G. A.; Eletskii, P. M. et al.
In: Catalysis in Industry, Vol. 9, No. 3, 07.2017, p. 221-229.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - Catalytic steam cracking of heavy crude oil with molybdenum and nickel nanodispersed catalysts
AU - Mironenko, O. O.
AU - Sosnin, G. A.
AU - Eletskii, P. M.
AU - Gulyaeva, Yu K.
AU - Bulavchenko, O. A.
AU - Stonkus, O. A.
AU - Rodina, V. O.
AU - Yakovlev, V. A.
PY - 2017/7
Y1 - 2017/7
N2 - The catalytic steam cracking (CSC) of heavy crude oil with high amount of sulfur (4.3 wt %) and high-boiling fractions (>500°C) is studied using Mo and Ni nanodispersed catalysts under static conditions (in an autoclave) at 425°C. Experiments on thermal cracking, steam cracking, and catalytic cracking without water are performed to compare and identify the features of CSC. The relationship between the composition and properties of liquid and gaseous products and process conditions, the type of catalyst, and water is studied. Using Ni catalyst in CSC raises the H: C ratio (1.69) in liquid products, compared to other types of cracking, but also increases the yield of coke and gaseous products, so the yield of liquid products falls. When Mo catalyst is used in CSC, low-viscosity semi-synthetic oil with a higher H: C ratio (1.70) and the lowest amount of sulfur in liquid products (2.8 wt %) is produced. XRF and HRTEM studies of the catalyst-containing solid residue (coke) show that under CSC conditions, nickel is present in the form of well-crystallized nanoparticles of Ni9S8 15–40 nm in size, while molybdenum exists in two phases: MoO2 and MoS2, the ratio between which depends on the conditions of the transformation of heavy crude oil. The findings indicate that CSC is a promising process for improving heavy crude oil.
AB - The catalytic steam cracking (CSC) of heavy crude oil with high amount of sulfur (4.3 wt %) and high-boiling fractions (>500°C) is studied using Mo and Ni nanodispersed catalysts under static conditions (in an autoclave) at 425°C. Experiments on thermal cracking, steam cracking, and catalytic cracking without water are performed to compare and identify the features of CSC. The relationship between the composition and properties of liquid and gaseous products and process conditions, the type of catalyst, and water is studied. Using Ni catalyst in CSC raises the H: C ratio (1.69) in liquid products, compared to other types of cracking, but also increases the yield of coke and gaseous products, so the yield of liquid products falls. When Mo catalyst is used in CSC, low-viscosity semi-synthetic oil with a higher H: C ratio (1.70) and the lowest amount of sulfur in liquid products (2.8 wt %) is produced. XRF and HRTEM studies of the catalyst-containing solid residue (coke) show that under CSC conditions, nickel is present in the form of well-crystallized nanoparticles of Ni9S8 15–40 nm in size, while molybdenum exists in two phases: MoO2 and MoS2, the ratio between which depends on the conditions of the transformation of heavy crude oil. The findings indicate that CSC is a promising process for improving heavy crude oil.
KW - catalytic steam cracking
KW - dispersed catalyst
KW - heavy crude oil
KW - molybdenum
KW - nickel
KW - NATURAL BITUMEN
KW - CONVERSION
KW - HYDROCONVERSION
KW - VISCOSITY
KW - ATHABASCA BITUMEN
KW - FEEDSTOCK
KW - NANOPARTICLES
KW - RECOVERY
KW - CHEMISTRY
KW - AQUATHERMOLYSIS
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85029764813&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1134/S2070050417030084
DO - 10.1134/S2070050417030084
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85029764813
VL - 9
SP - 221
EP - 229
JO - Catalysis in Industry
JF - Catalysis in Industry
SN - 2070-0504
IS - 3
ER -
ID: 10068616