Hydroconversion Behavior of Asphaltenes under Liquid-Phase Hydrogenation Conditions

CATEGORY: ASPHALTENES 
Hydroconversion Behavior of Asphaltenes under Liquid-Phase Hydrogenation Conditions

Type	Journal Article
Author	Nan Jin
Author	Gang Wang
URL	http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.5b02765
Publication	Energy & Fuels
Date	February 22, 2016
Abstract	Researchers introduced Venezuela n-pentane DOE to hydroconversion in an autoclave reactor using tetralin as hydrogen donor to fully utilize deoiled end-cut (DOE) from selective asphaltene extraction process. Venezuela DOE and its hydroconversion products were separated into gas, n-heptane maltenes (HM), n-heptane asphaltenes (HAs), and coke. They studied the effects of reaction conditions, including reaction temperature, solvent-to-feedstock (S/F) weight ratio, and reaction time on product distribution were investigated.