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    12 May 2021, Volume 52 Issue 5
    DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF RLG TECHNOLOGY FOR LCO SELECTIVE HYDROCRACKING TO PRODUCE HIGH-OCTANE GASOLINE OR LIGHT AROMATICS FEEDSTOCK
    2021, 52(5):  1-7. 
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    On the basis of analyzing the aromatic composition of FCC typical light cycle oil(LCO )and the high-octane components in gasoline fractions, combined with aromatic hydrocarbons hydrocracking reaction mechanism, the optimal chemical reaction path of RLG technology (LCO selective hydrocracking to droduce high-octane gasoline or light aromatics was determined. The effects of RLG process conditions on product yield and property were studied. The application of the first generation RLG technology showed that using the LCO with density greater than 928.1 kg/m3 as raw material, the RLG technology could produce the gasoline with the average yield more than 43.48%, sulfur content less than 1.3μg/g and RON more than 92.0. Besides that, this technology could also produce clean diesel. The RLG-Ⅱ technology was developed on the basis of the first-generation RLG technology. The pilot tests results on raw oil adaptability medium-scale showed that the RLG-Ⅱ technology had good adaptability to various types of LCO. The product gasoline with high yield and high-octane number and the clean diesel blending component of low sulfur and low nitrogen could be obtained.
    INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE OF PRODUCING LOW SULFUR MARINE BUNKER OIL COMPONENTS IN FIXED BED RESIDUE HYDROTREATING UNIT
    2021, 52(5):  8-15. 
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    In order to grasp the market opportunity of IMO 2020′s low sulfur marine bunker oil policy and accelerate the production plan of low sulfur marine bunker oil, SINOPEC Shanghai Petrochemical Company Limited actively arranged the production of low sulfur marine bunker oil by using the residue from residue hydrotreating unit. The bench test oil production was started in September 2018, and the option has been continuously summarized and optimized. By the end of July 2020, a total of 235.7 kt marine bunker oil with low sulfur content had been produced and sold. The process of trial production and formal production of low sulfur marine bunker oil in the fixed bed residue hydrotreating unit was summarized, and the factors affecting the quality of low sulfur marine fuel oil were discussed. The influence of producing low sulfur marine bunker oil on the unit operation was analyzed, and corresponding suggestions for producing low sulfur marine bunker oil were analyzed.
    MEASURES AND OPTIMIZATION SCHEME FOR IMPROVING COMPREHENSIVE UTILIZATION EFFICIENCY OF NAPHTHA
    2021, 52(5):  16-21. 
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    As an important raw material for the production of aromatics and light olefins, the comprehensive utilization of naphtha is the most important task in the optimization of integrated refining and chemical scheme. By analyzing the influence of naphtha group composition and the change of light and heavy naphtha composition on the production of aromatics and olefin, the processing scheme of naphtha was optimized, and some suggestions were put forward to improve the comprehensive utilization level of naphtha resources. When iso-alkanes was separated from naphtha, especially from light naphtha, it was more favorable to increase the yield of ethylene and total olefin for ethylene plant using the naphtha rich in normal alkanes as raw material. The separation accuracy of naphtha fractions was controlled by key components instead of traditional distillation range control, and the fractions composed of different groups were sent to different production units for further processing. The utilization scheme of light naphtha was further optimized through the application of normal/iso-alkanes separation technology of light naphtha. By adjusting the feed composition of the reforming unit, the aromatics yield was increased. The above measures are more effective in optimizing the integrated refining-chemical scheme and improving the comprehensive utilization of naphtha resources.
    INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE OF PRODUCING PENTANE FOAMING AGENT USING LIGHT NAPHTHA BY CATALYTIC REFORMING UNIT
    2021, 52(5):  22-25. 
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    The light components of naphtha extracted from the top of fractionation tower of the 250 kt/a catalytic reforming unit in SINOPEC Qingdao Petrochemical Co. Ltd. (Qingdao Company) contained a high content of C5 alkanes, which could be used as raw material for the production of pentane foaming agent. The industrial production of pentane foaming agent using light naphtha as raw material was realized by adjusting the process parameters of naphtha as blending component of gasoline. The results of industrial test demonstrated that by adjusting the process parameters of evaporation tower and fractionation tower in pre-hydrogenation unit, the product quality of pentane foaming agent produced under the improved process conditions could meet the index requirements specified in the China National Standard "Pentane Foaming Agent (GB/T 22053—2008)". At the same time, the production of pentane foaming agent in Qingdao Company had no effect on the smooth operation of the equipment and the safety of the units, according to the analysis of the operating condition changes in reforming units and the storage and transportation of products. The technology of producing pentane foaming agent from naphtha could improve the added value of products and realize the rational utilization of resource.
    THE MEASURES FOR REGULATING AROMATICS CONTENT OF JET FUEL IN HYDROCRACKING UNIT AND INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE
    2021, 52(5):  26-30. 
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    The 2.0 Mt/a hydrocracking unit in the refinery of Dushanzi Petrochemical Company of PetroChina adopted the hydrocracking technology with the compatile hydrotreating catalyst RN-410B and hydrocracking catalyst RHC-133B to increase the yield of jet fuel and simultaneously improve the quality of tail oil,and a successful running in September 2019. In the initial stage of operation,the smoke point of jet fuel fraction was 33.9 mm and the mass fraction of aromatics was less than 4%,and the tail oil BMCI was 5.6,which could meet the expectation. By adjusting the feedstock compositions of the unit, increasing the aromatics content of the mixed raw material after filtration, adjusting the reaction process conditions and optimizing the jet fuel cutting scheme, a qualified military No. 3 jet fuel fraction with aromatics content not less than 8.0% was successfully produced on the unit.
    SEPARATION OF n- ALKANES PARAFFINS FROM FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHETIC OILS BY GRADIENT COOLING UREA COMPLEXING METHOD
    2021, 52(5):  31-35. 
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    With Fischer-Tropsch synthetic distillates as raw materials, a gradient cooling urea complexing method was used to separate n-alkanes to produce liquid paraffin from coal-based Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. The results showed that when the temperature of the reaction system decreased from 45 °C to 25 °C at the rate of 1 °C/min, the mass ratio of urea isopropanol aqueous solution to oil was 10:1, and the mass ratio of urea, isopropanol and water was 38:40:22, the mass fraction of n-alkanes in heavy liquid paraffin was about 93% , and its properties could meet the requirements of NB/SH/T 0416-2014 quality standard. Compared with traditional cooling urea complexing method, gradient cooling urea complexing method could greatly improve the purity of liquid paraffin product and the recovery of n-alkanes.
    APPLICATION OF GASOLINE INJECTION TECHNOLOGY DURING START-UP OF 3.0 Mt/a CATALYTIC CRACKING UNIT
    2021, 52(5):  36-40. 
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    After the application of MIP in 3.0 Mt/a heavy oil catalytic cracking unit in Lanzhou Petrochemical Company of Petrochina in 2019, during the first operation of the unit, in view of the problems existing in the traditional feeding method, such as the discharge of oil vapor from the inlet of the gas compressor, the discharge of non-condensable gas from the reflux tank of the stabilizing tower, the large demand of steam before fuel injection, and the difficulty in raising the temperature outside the closed cover of the settler, an attempt was made to use the riser gasoline injection technique. It was calculated that at least 30 t/h of gasoline was needed to meet the rich gas demand of gas compressor. Gasoline was injected when the temperature at the nozzle of MGD (FCC for maximizing gas and diesel) reached above 530℃, and then the feedstock was injected 3 hours later. It was found in practice that the gasoline injection could effectively reduce the steam consumption, accelerate the temperature rise outside the enclosure of the disengager, and increase the circulation of the catalyst,etc. At the same time, good results had been obtained in controlling torch discharge and optimizing operation of product system, which could provide operating experience for similar MIP unit.
    INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION OF ETHYLBENZENE DEALKYLATION TYPE OF C8 AROMATICS ISOMERIZATION CATALYST SKI-210
    2021, 52(5):  41-44. 
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    The ethylbenzene dealkylation type of C8 aromatics isomerization catalyst SKI-210 was first commercialized in a large integrated aromatics complex. The catalyst preparation process was controllable with good finished product quality. Using the catalyst,the aromatics complex was started up smoothly with super performance during actual long period operation. The test results of application showed that the isomerization activity(PX/X) of the catalyst was 23.53% and the ethylbenzene conversion was 68.33% while the xylene loss per pass was 1.37%. The catalyst performance can meet the contract and user’s production requirements. Compared with the last generation catalyst,the activity and selectivity of SKI-210 catalyst were both improved to achieve the overall technological progress of catalytic performance.
    COMMERCAIL APPLICATION OF TORH-1 CATALYST FOR OLEFIN REMOVAL FROM REFORMATE
    2021, 52(5):  45-49. 
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    The hydrofining catalyst TORH-1, newly developed by SINOPEC Research Institute of Petroleum Processing, was put into use in a 1.0 Mt/a counter-flow continuous catalytic reforming unit in CNOOC Taizhou Petrochemical Co. Ltd. A new hydrogenation system, loaded with TORH-1 catalyst, was built before the depentanizer of continuous catalytic reforming unit to remove olefin from reformate more effectively while reducing the use of clay. The application demonstrated that under a mild operation condition (a feed throughput of 111 575 kg/h, a operating pressure of 1.7 MPa and a operating temperature of 125 °C), the olefin removal rate and aromatics loss rate could meet the quality specification by using TORH-1 after June 10,2020. The TORH-1 catalyst had excellent reaction performance.
    STUDY ON PORE STRUCTURE OF INDUSTRIAL SPENT CATALYSTS FOR RESIDUE HYDROTREATING
    2021, 52(5):  50-60. 
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    After the residue hydrotreating spent catalysts were washed with toluene for removing soluble hydrocarbon components, the catalysts were characterized by C-S elementanalysis, XRF and N2 adsorption-desorption. The results showed that along the flow direction the pore volume and specific surface area of the spent catalysts first increased and then decreased, while those of the regenerant increased gradually, the irreversible deactivation caused by metal deposition was becoming less and less. For spent catalysts, the range of hysteresis loop N2 adsorption-desorption widened and pore size deceased. The pore structure was damaged badly for the guard catalyst, guard-demetallization transition catalysts and demetallization catalysts, and could not be recovered after regeneration, mainly due to the large amount of metal deposit. After deactivation, the pore structure loss of metal-desulfurization transition agent, desulfurizer and reducing residual carbon agent was small, and coke deposition was the main cause of deactivation. Finally, three kinds of deactivation mechanisms were summarized, and some suggestions were put forward for the design of pore structure of residue hydrotreating catalyst.
    PREPARATION OF MAGNESIUM MODIFIED ZSM-5 CATALYST AND ITS CATALYTIC PERFORMANCE FOR ALKYLATION OF BENZENE WITH METHANOL
    2021, 52(5):  61-66. 
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    The magnesium-modified hierarchical porous ZSM-5 catalysts with different magnesium loadings were prepared and characterized by XRD, N2 adsorption-desorption and NH3-TPD. The effects of reaction temperature, mass space velocity, raw material ratio and magnesium loading on the performance of magnesium-modified ZSM-5 catalyst for the alkylation of benzene with methanol were investigated. The results showed that the optimal process conditions for the alkylation of benzene with methanol over Mg-modified ZSM-5 catalyst covered a reaction temperature of 470℃, a mass space velocity of 2.0 h-1,and a molar ratio of benzene to methanol of 1∶1. The modified ZSM-5 catalyst with 3% magnesium loading (w) could run continuously for 1300h with the average conversion of benzene over 54%, the average selectivity of toluene and xylene over 90%, and the average selectivity of ethylbenzene below 1.5%. The activity and stability of the regenerated catalyst was similar to that of the fresh catalyst. The catalyst had been tested and verified by industrial experiments, and showed the prospect of industrial application.
    STUDY ON THE PERFORMANCE OF MICRO-MESOPOROUS ZSM-5 SUPPORTED NiMo CATALYST FOR HYDRODEALKYLATION OF TRIMETHYLBENZENE
    2021, 52(5):  67-75. 
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    A series of NiMo/ZSM-5 catalysts (designated as NiMoPZ, NiMoAKZ-1, NiMoAKZ-2, NiMoAKZ-3 respectively) were prepared by using ZSM-5 zeolite and micro-mesoporous HZSM-5 catalysts prepared under different alkali treatment time as the support. The catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, N2 adsorption desorption, scanning electron microscopy and thermogravimetric analysis. The hydrodealkylation performance of 4 catalysts were evaluated under the condition of a H2 /1,3,5-trimethylbenzene (1,3,5-TMB) volume ratio of 300, a reaction temperature of 410-530℃, a reaction pressure of 1 MPa,a space velocity of 2.4 h-1, respectively. The results showed that the pore structure, acidity and morphology of the catalysts were changed and the hydrodealkylation performance of the catalysts were affected by the alkali treatment time. The NiMoAKZ-2 catalyst prepared by alkali treatment for 2 h had excellent hydrodealkylation performance with the 1,3,5-TMB conversion of 91.5%, the BTX yield of 65.3%, and the BTX selectivity of 71.3% at the reaction temperature of 530℃. The accessibility of acidic sites by 1,3,5-TMB was improved by the mesoporous channel of NiMoAKZ-2 catalyst, and the surface of the catalyst had less non-framework Si-Al species, and the permeability of the channel was good.
    SYNTHESIS AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF A NEW GREEN EXTREME PRESSURE ANTIWEAR ADDITIVE
    2021, 52(5):  76-79. 
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    A new green extreme pressure and antiwear agent, bis (dimethylamino) phosphate hydrogenated cardanol ester, was synthesized from cardanol. The structure of the extreme pressure antiwear agent was characterized by IR and NMR. The friction performance of the new agent in mineral baseoil was evaluated.The results showed that the hydrogenated cardanol diphosphonate had the structure of amino phosphonate and contained P and N elements, which not only ensured the high bearing capacity, but also had the excellent antiwear and friction-reduction performance. Compared with other extreme pressure and antiwear agents, bis (dimethyamine) phosphate hydrogenated cardanol ester had excellent extreme pressure, antiwear and friction-reduction performance.
    ROAD TEST OF GF-5 5W-30 BIO-BASED GASOLINE ENGINE OIL
    2021, 52(5):  80-85. 
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    In order to investigate the driving applicability of independently developed GF-5 5W-30 bio-based gasoline oil in Toyota Privia vehicle, two stages ofroad test(5 000 km for stage A and 10 000 km for stage B) were carried out, and oil samples were extracted and analyzed at different mileage according to the national standard GB/T 8028—2010 "Criteria for changing of gasoline engine oil" on the kinematic viscosity, acid value, base value, n-pentane insoluble matter, metal content, moisture and other indexes of GF-5 5W-30 bio-based gasoline engine oil samples. The results showed that after the two-stage road test, the kinematic viscosity (100 °C) change rate of GF-5 5W-30 bio-based gasoline engine oil was less than ±3%, acid value growth was no more than 1.76 mgKOH/g, the difference of base value and acid value was greater than 2.9 mgKOH/g, n-pentane insoluble matter growth was no more than 0.1%, metal content growth was no more than 9 μg/g, water content was no more than 2 000 μg/g, all the indicators were within the range of technical requirements of the national standard GB/T 8028—2010. GF-5 5W-30 bio-based engine gasoline oil had excellent performance and could meet the requirements of the vehicle. There was still a margin when the oil change period reaches 10 000 km.
    APPLICATION OF GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-NITROGEN CHEMILUMINESCENCE DETECTOR IN ANALYSIS OF PETROLEUM PRODUCT
    2021, 52(5):  86-91. 
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    Gas chromatography-nitrogen chemiluminescence detector (GC-NCD) has gradually become one of the most widely used analytical method for the determination of nitrogen species in petroleum refining products due to its equimolar response to nitrogen compounds in samples. The qualitative analysis of GC-NCD mainly refers to the qualitative determination of standard sample or GC-MS after enrichment and extraction, and external standard method is generally used for quantitative analysis. In this paper, the practical application in the analysis of GC-NCD in petroleum refining process was summarized, and some main applications of gas, gasoline, diesel fuel and some additives were presented.
    INTELLIGENT CIRCULATING WATER SYSTEM IN REFINING ENTERPRISES BASED ON CLOUD PLATFORM
    2021, 52(5):  92-97. 
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    In recent years,with the application of big data and cloud computing technology in the refining and chemical industry,the model optimization of product structure and operating conditions can significantly improve the benefits of refining and chemical enterprises. With the operation of the unit, the circulating water side of the heat exchanger in the refinery shows different deterioration tendency in many dimensions, such as pH, electrolyte composition, conductivity,and so on. By means of visual analysis, the operation parameters can be decoupled, the process of circulating water treatment can be controlled quantitatively, and energy saving and emission reduction can be promoted to the greatest extent. Cloud platform is used as the base of model deployment and Vue.js as the front-end framework to realize the key functions of data storage,visualization,and so on. The intelligent circulating water data analysis system is constructed,which integrates the multi-dimensional circulating water analysis data. The realization of the functions of the system such as data storage,visualization,data optimization,on-line diagnosis was introduced,and an application case of the system in the process of circulating water treatment optimization in a refinery was presented.
    MODELING OF CARBON EMISSION IN REFINING PROCESS AND ESTIMATION OF CARBON EMISSION FROM GASOLINE QUALITY UPGRADING
    2021, 52(5):  98-102. 
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    The energy consumption in the production process of each unit was converted into carbon emission by activity-based costing method, and then distributed to the products of the unit as the carbon emission carried by the products, and transmitted to the downstream unit step by step. The transfer calculation model was established to calculate the carbon emission of each intermediate component and each product accurately. As an application example, the effect of gasoline quality upgrading on the carbon emission of refining process was calculated. With the quality upgrading, the total carbon emission increased, and the carbon emission of high-grade gasoline increased significantly. Considering the production and use of gasoline, the carbon emission from low-grade ethanol gasoline was reduced, but that from high-grade ethanol gasoline was increased.
    PURIFICATION OF HIGH SULFUR TAIL GAS FROM CAUSTIC REGENERATION OF LPG SWEETENING UNIT
    2021, 52(5):  103-107. 
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    Due to the high content of sulfur in tail gas from caustic regeneration unit of LPG sweetening unit,the concentration of SO2 in the flue gas of heating furnace will increase greatly when it is sent directly to the heating furnace of atmospheric and vacuum distillation unit. The results of off-line simulated absorption experiments showed that FCC diesel had a good absorption effect on sulfur compounds in the regeneration tail gas. According to the test results, the flue gas desulfurization system was reformed, and the SO2 concentration in the flue gas discharged from the heating furnace was greatly reduced, which could meet the relevant national and local emission standards.
    RESEARCH PROGRESS IN LCO CATALYTIC CONVERSION TO PRODUCE HIGH VALUED PRODUCTS
    2021, 52(5):  108-116. 
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    It is an important way to seek high value-added conversion technology in accordance with the resource endowment of FCC diesel (LCO) to solve the problem of over-capacity of diesel and to widen the source of light aromatics. The LCO conversion process based on different technical routes was introduced,and the effects of raw material properties,molecular sieve types and operating conditions on the performance of hydrogenated LCO catalytic conversion to produce high value-addedd products were described in detail. At the same time,it was pointed out that LCO conversion technology had great petential for improvement in producing light aromatics,and LCO hydrotreating-catalytic cracking process could give full play to the advantages of catalytic cracking reaction system. At present,the understanding of the conversion law of hydrogenated LCO is still limited to the full fraction,so it is necessary to deepen the understanding of the law of hydrogenated LCO's narrow fraction,components and the catalytic cracking reaction of key model compounds.
    RESEARCH PROGRESS ON 3D-PRINTED POROUS FUNCTIONAL MONOLITH
    2021, 52(5):  117-126. 
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    3D-printing (also known as additive manufacturing) is a kind of growing processing method which can produce printed objects in a manner of "layer-by-layer stacking" by computer modeling. With the help of 3D printing technology, traditional porous materials such as zeolites can be processed into porous functional materials. The invention can break through the limitation of the traditional preparation method and be used to obtain functional materials with better practicability, better performance and wider usage. The research progress of integrated porous functional materials (3D-PFM) based on 3D printing technology was reviewed, and the preparation methods of 3D-PFM, including the selection of 3D-PFM printing process, the configuration of printing "ink" and the structure design of printing body, were described in detail. Major characteristics (porosity, acidity and compressive strength) of different 3D-PFMs were discussed. Besides, the applications of 3D-PFMs in the field of adsorption/separation and catalysis were briefly summarized. It was pointed out that in the future we should devote to the research and development of novel print consumables, focus on the development of in-situ functionalization strategy of integrated skeleton materials, focus on the structure-effect relationship of 3D-PFM, and strengthen the mechanism research in the process of preparation and application of 3D-PFM.