Petroleum Processing and Petrochemicals ›› 2015, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (8): 24-27.

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PROCESS OPTIMIZATION AND ENERGY SAVING MEASURES OF LUBRICATING BASE OIL PRODUCTION UNITS

  

  • Received:2015-01-15 Revised:2015-02-05 Online:2015-08-12 Published:2015-07-27

Abstract: The new "three traditional technologies" units for production of bright stock were built through expansion and reconstruction of old processing units (furfural refining, ketone-benzene dewaxing and clay refining) of SINOPEC Jinan Company. The problems of operation instability, high energy and material consumptions were occurred due to changes of feedstock properties during the start-up. These problems were solved well by technical transformation and adjustment of air cooler process for furfural unit and self-pressure process for three-effect evaporation tower, optimization and adjustment of heat exchange scheme and fresh solvent ratio for ketone-benzene dewaxing unit, stopping clay addition and realizing heat integration of ketone benzene dewaxing unit and clay refining unit. The direct economic benefit of these measures is more than ¥8.042 7 millions/a.