Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Deacidification of Acidic Petroleum Crude Oil Utilizing a Formulated Basic Chemical

CATEGORY: DEACIDIFICATION 
Deacidification of Acidic Petroleum Crude
 Oil Utilizing a Formulated Basic Chemical

Type
Journal Article
Author
Nurasmat Mohd Shukri
Author
Jafariah Jaafar
URL
Volume
1107
Pages
335-340
Publication
Advanced Materials Research
Date
6/2015
Abstract
Interest in acidic fractions in crude oil has increased as a result of the corrosion problems that these compounds cause during the oil refining process. This corrosion is associated with the total acid number (TAN). Because of the anticipated growth of acidic crudes in the market, a new technology for removal of the acidic fractions has been introduced.
Researchers investigated Petronas Penapisan Melaka Light Crude (B) with TAN values of 2.52. They employed ammoniated polyethylene glycol (PEG) as the deacidifying agent, with a concentration range of 100-2500 mg/L. Data indicated that the optimal content of ammoniated polyethylene glycol in crude B was 1500 mg/L, and PEG with molecular weight of 2000 was the most promising co-solvent with the reagent/oil ratio being 0.4:1 (wt/wt).

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