Catalytic hydrocracking of bitumen at mild experimental condition

Abstract

Mo-containing catalysts were prepared by impregnation method using silica-based porous supports and their physical properties were characterized by BET, XRD and TEM. Catalytic hydrocracking of bitumen extracted from oil sand was carried out in a high pressure reactor using Athabasca oil sand over 5 wt% Mo containing catalyst supported on SiO 2 , MCF(Meso Cellular Foam) and SBA-15, respectively, under the conditions of 200 o C, 20 h and 10 atm of H 2 gas. Catalytic hydrocracking activity was estimated by analyzing H/C mole ratio based on EA data, and TGA was employed to compare the thermal behavior of bitumen before and after reaction. Upon hydrocracking over Mo/MCF catalyst, H/C was increased from 1.50 (bitumen itself) to 1.66.

The Oil Shale Transformation in the Presence of an Acidic BEA Zeolite under Microwave Irradiation

“…Figure shows the results derived from simulated distillation data of the oils obtained under microwave irradiation. The curves represent the weight fraction recovered for each boiling point, while the bar graph represents the result of the division of the curves into intervals related to the number of carbon atoms found in conventional hydrocarbon mixtures . The separation into ranges was defined as follows:naphtha<175 °Ckerosene175–343 °Cgas oil343–525 °Cvacuum residue525–800 °Ccoke>800 °C…”

“…The curves represent the weight fraction recovered for each boiling point, while the bar graph represents the result of the division of the curves into intervals related to the number of carbon atoms found in conventional hydrocarbon mixtures. 60 The separation into ranges was defined as follows: 11A. The naphtha fraction decreased when the zeolite was used, while the kerosene fraction increased (Figure 11B).…”