Chemistry and Technology of Fuels and Oils, Vol.48, No.4, 262-272, 2012
Hydrogenation processes for white-oil production from Ashal'cha heavy crude
It is shown that high-quality commercial-grade white oils can be obtained from heavy high-sulfur Ashal'cha field oil by hydrogenation processes using commercial aluminum-cobalt-molybdenum and aluminum-platinum catalysts. It is found that the 354-376 A degrees C fraction of the oil contains organo-sulfuric compounds that are most resistant to hydrogenolysis, which must be taken into account in producing the white oils. It is established that in terms of a number of characteristics, concentrates of paraffinic-naphthenic hydrocarbons correspond to white oils suitable for perfumery and the pharmaceutical industry.
Keywords:heavy oil;native asphalts;selection of feedstock;sulfur content;viscosity index;pour point;white-oil production;hydrogenation processes;relationships between composition and properties