Base oil processing

Base Oil Processing Sulfur Aromatics Paraffins Naphthenes... 

R.R. Savory, Chaper 11 Base Oil Processes , Modem Petroleum Technology, Volume 2 Downstream, The Institute of Petroleum, John Wiley and Sons, 2000. 

Jacob, S.M. Banta, F.X. Hoo, T.M. McGuiness, M.P. Quann, R.J. Sanchez, E. Staffeld, P.O. Wells, M.E. Wuest, R.G., Compositional Modelling of Lube Processes and Lube Base Oil Processing for the 21st Century, AIChE Spring National Meeting, March 10,1998 (Paper 25c). 

This form of limited-conversion hydrocracking is a process that selectively prepares high quality residues for the special manufacture of base oils of high viscosity index or treating residues having low BMCl for the conversion of heavy fractions to ethylene, propylene, butadiene and aromatics. 

Process Oils, Plasticizers. Petroleum-based mbber process oils generally contain a mixture of paraffinic, naphthenic, and aromatic components. These oils vary in composition from grade to grade, but most contain some unsaturated moieties and this unsaturation can compete with the polymer for curatives. Therefore, state of cure can be decreased. This is not easily detected because oil softens the compound which masks the loss of state of cure. 

Plasticizers and Processing Aids. Petroleum-based oils are commonly used as plasticizers. Compound viscosity is reduced, and mixing, processing, and low temperature properties are improved. Air permeabihty is increased by adding extender oils. Plasticizers are selected for their compatibihty and low temperature properties. Butyl mbber has a solubihty parameter of ca 15.3 (f /cm ) [7.5 (cal/cm ) ], similar to paraffinic and naphthenic oils. Polybutenes, paraffin waxes, and low mol wt polyethylene can also be used as plasticizers (qv). Alkyl adipates and sebacates reduce the glass-transition temperature and improve low temperature properties. Process aids, eg, mineral mbber and Stmktol 40 ms, improve filler dispersion and cured adhesion to high unsaturated mbber substrates. 

Dodge has based a process for the determination of benzaldehyde. A strong (2 5 N) alcoholic potash solution is required for the estimation, which is performed. by allowing a mixture of 10 c.c. of this solution with 1 to 2 grams benzaldehyde to stand at the ordinary temperature for twenty-four hours, after which the unabsorbed pota is titrated back with N/2 hydrochloric acid. A blank test is also made, and from the amount of potash entering into reaction, the percentage of aldehyde can be calculated. The process breaks down in the assay of natural oil of bitter almonds, probably due to the presence of benzaldehyde cyanhydrin. 

Natural gas and crude oils are the main sources for hydrocarbon intermediates or secondary raw materials for the production of petrochemicals. From natural gas, ethane and LPG are recovered for use as intermediates in the production of olefins and diolefms. Important chemicals such as methanol and ammonia are also based on methane via synthesis gas. On the other hand, refinery gases from different crude oil processing schemes are important sources for olefins and LPG. Crude oil distillates and residues are precursors for olefins and aromatics via cracking and reforming processes. This chapter reviews the properties of the different hydrocarbon intermediates—paraffins, olefins, diolefms, and aromatics. Petroleum fractions and residues as mixtures of different hydrocarbon classes and hydrocarbon derivatives are discussed separately at the end of the chapter. 

Crude oil processing is mainly aimed towards the production of fuels, so only a small fraction of the products is used for the synthesis of olefins and aromatics. In Chapter 3, the different crude oil processes are reviewed with special emphasis on those conversion techniques employed for the dual purpose of obtaining fuels as well as olefmic and aromatic base stocks. Included also in this chapter, are the steam cracking processes geared specially for producing olefins and diolefms. 

A large variety of oils is available, and recommendations for any set of conditions, compressor type and refrigerant can be obtained from the refiners. They are naphthene or paraffin-based oils. Synthetic lubricants have been developed for ultra-low-and high-temperature systems, especially for process heat pumps. 

A. M. Durr, Jr., J. Huycke, H. L. Jackson, B. J. Hardy, and K. W. Smith. An ester base oil for lubricant compounds and process of making an ester base oil from an organic reaction by-product. Patent EP 606553, 1994. 

To produce biodiesel, refined vegetable oils are reacted with methanol in the presence of alkali catalysts such as sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, and sodium methylate. The overall base-catalyzed process has several problems that also... 

FD-MS is also an effective analytical method for direct analysis of many rubber and plastic additives. Lattimer and Welch [113,114] showed that FD-MS gives excellent molecular ion spectra for a variety of polymer additives, including rubber accelerators (dithiocar-bamates, guanidines, benzothiazyl, and thiuram derivatives), antioxidants (hindered phenols, aromatic amines), p-phcnylenediamine-based antiozonants, processing oils and phthalate plasticisers. Alkylphenol ethoxylate surfactants have been characterised by FD-MS [115]. Jack-son et al. [116] analysed some plastic additives (hindered phenol AOs and benzotriazole UVA) by FD-MS. Reaction products of a p-phenylenediaminc antiozonant and d.v-9-lricoscnc (a model olefin) were assessed by FD-MS [117],... 

In context with methane detection during offshore oil drilling, another infrared fiber optic methane sensor was reported25. The detector comprises 3 main units a microcomputer-based signal processing and control unit, a nonconducting fiber optic gas sensor, and an optical fiber cable module. The system operates at an absorption line of methane where silica fibers have very low losses. 

Most industrial hydrogen is manufactured by the following hydrocarbon-based oxidative processes steam reforming of light hydrocarbons (e.g., NG and naphtha), POx of heavy oil fractions, and ATR. Each of these technological approaches has numerous modifications depending on the type of feedstock, reactor design, heat input options, by-product treatment,... 

Miller, S.J., O Rear, D.J., and Rosenbaum, J. (2005) Processes for producing lubricant base oils with optimized branching. United States Patent Application Publication US 0077209 A1... 

Precipitation o-f sur-factant can be use-ful in applications, such as in selective plugging o-f oil reservoirs to improve mobility control (84) or to recover sur-factant from surf actant—based separation processes (85). 

Even though the base-catalyzed process seems operator friendly and economically possible, it suffers from a key limitation only refined oils and pretreated fats with low concentrations of FFAs be used to produce biodiesel using homogeneous base catalysts. FFAs can react with the base catalyst giving... 

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