Mexican Institute of Petroleum

IMP process. Developed by the Mexican Institute of Petroleum. It uses FBR in series with selective catalyst for removal of metals and sulfur, as well as hydrocracking of asphaltenes. The operation of reactors is at moderate severity, thus minimizing the formation of sediments. It employs proprietary catalysts that are designed according to the type and quality of heavy crude oil to be upgraded. Proper selection of feed preparation, reaction conditions, reactor arrangement, and catalyst properties assure the process to operate continuously (Ancheyta et al., 2010). 

This chapter details the development of a hydroprocessing reactor model and its further application in the design and simulation of a heavy oil upgrading process developed by the Mexican Institute of Petroleum (IMP). The chapter includes a description of the case of study, the experimental studies, the mathematical formulation of the reactor model, reactor scale-up and design, and simulation results at different scales. 

The fitting capability of the 25 selected functions was done using two distillation data sources those previously reported in the literature (Sanchez et al., 2007, and references therein) and data obtained in laboratories at the Mexican Institute of Petroleum and University of Alberta. The selected samples include whole crude oils, vacuum gas oils, atmospheric and vacuum residua, atmospheric gas oils, light cycle oils (LCO),... 

Dr. Ancheyta has worked for the Mexican Institute of Petroleum (IMP) since 1989. He currently serves as project leader of research and development. He has also worked as professor at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels for the School of Chemical Engineering and Extractive Industries at the National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico (ESIQIE-IPN) since 1992 and for the IMP postgraduate school since 2003. He has supervised more than one hundred BSc, MSc, and PhD theses. He has also supervised a number of postdoctoral and sabbatical-year professors. 

Mexico has separate insurance coverage systems including one for those employed by the private sector—the Mexican Institute of Social Services, another for state workers— the Institute of Security and Social Services for State Workers, a third for military, petroleum, and electric company workers, and a fourth for those uninsured by other programs. Published information on coverage of LTMV in Mexico is unavailable. 

Mitchell CW, Y ant WP. 1925. Correlation of the data obtained from refinery accidents with a laboratory study of hydrogen sulfide and its treatment. From Investigation of toxic gases from Mexican and other high-sulfur petroleums and products. Smith etal. 1925. Report by the Dept of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, to the American Petroleum Institute, Washington, DC, US Government Printing Office, pp 59-80. 

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