| "Opportunity" crudes are generally characterized by a variety of properties undesirable to a refiner, such as high total acid number (TAN), high sulfur, nitrogen and aromatics content, high viscosity, etc. Although these crudes can cause corrosion and fouling problems in a downstream facility, they offer attractive discounts in crude prices. Effective methods and technologies to upgrade and process opportunity crudes can resolve these problems and provide attractive margins to the refiner. This session is geared towards exploring the current R&D and technology status on upgrading and processing of opportunity crudes. Papers are solicited on this topic in the areas of research studies to understand the fundamental science, current industrial strategies and technologies, and the development of new processes and technologies. |
Producing Synthetic Crude Oil from Heavy Oils: Process Heat Integration
Jorge Ancheyta1, Jose A.D. Munoz1 and Ignacio Elizalde2, (1)Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo, Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas 152, Col. San Bartolo Atepehuacan, Mexico, (2)Facultad de Química, UNAM, Ciudad Universitaria, Col. San Bartolo Atepehuacan, Mexico |
Residue Upgrading of Heavy Crudes with SydecSm Delayed Coking: Benefits and Economics
John D. Elliott, Foster Wheeler North America Corporation, 2020 Dairy Ashford Rd., Houston, TX 77077 |
Effects of Trace Amount of Noble Metal (Pd/Rh) on the Performance of Co-Clay Catalysts for Heavy Oil Upgrading
Mohammad M. Hossain, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, The University of Western Ontario, Biochemical Engineering Building, Room 85 (100), Faculty of Engineering, London, ON N6A 5B9, Canada |
Salt Hydrolysis in Crude & Bitumen Refining
Paul E. Eaton, Technical Marketing, Champion Technologies Inc., 19827 Sunbridge Lane, Houston, TX 77094, Murray Gray, Chemical & Materials, University of Alberta, T6G 2G6, Edmonton, AB T6g 2G6, Canada and Tuyet Le, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta T6G 2G6, Edmonton, T6g 2G6, Canada |
Light Cycle Oil Hydrotreating with Catalysts Containing W, Ni, Treated Zeolite, and Alumina
Lianhui Ding1, Zisheng Zhang2, Ying Zheng1, Zbigniew Ring3 and Jinwen Chen3, (1)Chemical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada, (2)Chemical Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada, (3)National Centre for Upgrading Technology, One Oil Patch Drive, Devon, AB T9G1A8, Canada |
Understanding the Mechanism of Iron Sulfide Induced Fouling in Upgrading
C.B. Panchal, Energy Systems Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S Cass Ave, Argonne, IL 60439 |
Smart, Integrated Approach to Capturing Acid Crude Value
Mike Hodges, BP Refining Technology, Chertsey Road, Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 7LN, England and Christopher Gould, Innovene Grangemouth Business Centre, Bo'ness Rd., Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, FK3 9XH, England |
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