A review of experimental procedures for heavy oil hydrocracking with dispersed catalyst

CATEGORY: HEAVY CRUDE
A review of experimental procedures for heavy oil hydrocracking with dispersed catalyst

Type	Journal Article
Author	M. J. Angeles
Author	C. Leyva
Author	J. Ancheyta
Author	S. Ramírez
URL	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0920586113003908
Series	International Symposium on Advances in Hydroprocessing of Oil Fractions (ISAHOF 2013)
Volume	220–222
Pages	274-294
Publication	Catalysis Today
Date	March 2014
Abstract	Summarizes the technical knowledge necessary to study the hydrocracking of heavy oil with dispersed catalysts. Authors review chemical kinetics aspects of the hydrocracking of heavy oil reaction. The review includes a description of the experimental setups, operation modes and suitable reactors for conducting heavy oil hydrocracking experiments. Reactors and their hydrodynamics are described in order to establish the more appropriate operating conditions to perform the experiments. The most common catalyst precursors used in the reaction are listed as well as the analytical techniques employed in characterizing and quantifying gas, liquid and solid samples.