تحسين مواصفات / ازالة الكبريت من النفوط العراقية الثقيلة باستخدام طريقة الاكسدة المعانة بالموجات فوق الصوتية == Upgrading / Desulfurazation of Iraq Heavy Crude Oils Using Oxidation Assisted By Ultrasound
Author name:
شيماء كاظم محيسن
Supervisor name:
نيران خليل ابراهيم
General topic:
Chemical Engineering
Specific topic:
Oil Refining and Gas Technology
Degree:
Higher Diploma
University:
University of Technology - Department Of Chemical Engineering - Chemical Engineering and Oil Refining Branch
Language:
English
University location:
Baghdad
First pages:
38T293 - p.pdf
Abstract:
وجودالكبريت في النفط الخام يشكل تحديات هائلة فيما يتعلق بالاثار البيئية والاقتصادية السلبية.وعلى هذا النحو ايضا سلامة المعدات معرضة لمخاطر عالية اثناء معالجة نفط خام الاحدب(3,55? كبريت) بسبب طبيعته الحامضية.وبالتالي فان هذا البحث يهدف الى تقليل محتوى الك | The presence of sulfur in crude oil posses enormous challenges as regards its negative environmental and economic impact. As such, the safety of the equipment is at high risk during the processing of Al - Ahdab crude oil because of its sour nature (3.55wt% sulfur). The present work is aimed at reduce the sulfur content of Al - Ahdab crude oil prior to processing by oxidative desulfurization treatment method using ultrasonic irradiation probe and high speed homogenizer for the enhancement of oxidizing the sulfur compounds and converting them into sulfones. The oxidation step was then followed by solvent extraction to extract the sulfones.An ultrasound - assisted oxidative desulfurization (UAOD) with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of acetic acid and subsequent solvent extraction using a polar solvent (acetonitrile ) has been applied for the desulfurization of Al - Ahdab crude oil in a bench scale unit. The results indicate that the desulfurization efficiency is dependent on the sonication rate. The measured sulfur content of the crude oil, obtained after 10 minutes contact time indicated that the highest efficiency obtained is 81.86%, corresponding to reductionin sulfur content up to 0.664wt.%, when sonication energy of 21139J was used. The second mixing scheme examined was that of using a high speed homogenizer. The results indicate that the desulfurization efficiency increases with increasing mixing speed from5000 to 26000rpm, and reaction time from 15 to 60min. The highest desulfurization efficiency obtained was 72.6% at 26000rpm and 60min reaction time. The above results indicate that UAOD is a successful process to upgrade Al - Ahdab crude oil. However, oxidative desulfurization assisted by high speed agitation also gave reasonable desulfurization efficiency. The sulfur content was reduced to about 1.2% which is less than that of Kirkuk crude (2.8%) and that of AL - Basrah crude (3.16%).
