Synopses & Reviews
This book discusses recent research and developments related to characterization and utilization of petroleum-derived asphaltenes. Chapters cover computer simulation of physical density and thermal properties, precise measurements of molecular weights of asphaltene, estimation of structural parameter distribution, characterization of refractory sulfur compounds, hydrotreatment, cracking, visbreaking, and coking reactivities.
In petroleum industries, heavy petroleum residue due to enhanced oil recovery is becoming a serious problem. Heavy oils cause problems during oil production and refining processes. Increased viscosities reduce, or even stop, the flow of oil during oil production. Meanwhile in refining processes, their undesired precipitation, high tendency to form coke, and catalyst deactivation and poisoning should be involved.
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Advances in Characterization and Utilization of Asphaltenes, Masakatsu Nomura, Parviz M. Rahimi, and Omer Refa Koseoglu
2. Characterization of Constituents of Arabian Vacuum Residues by FT-ICR MS Coupled with Various Ionization Techniques, Keiko Miyabayashi, Yasuhide Naito, Kazuo Tsujimoto, and Mikio Miyake
3. Thermal Properties and Dissolution Behavior of Ahphaltene and Resin, Y. Zhang, T. Takanohashi, S. Sato, I. Saito, and R. Tanaka
4. Characterization of Refractory Sulfur Compounds in Petroleum Residue, I. Guibard, I. Merdrignac, and S. Kressman
5. Estimation of the Structural Parameter Distribution of Asphaltene Using a Preparative GPC Technique, Satoru Murata, Koh Kidena, and Masakatsu Nomura
6. Construction of Chemical Structural Model of Arabian Asphaltene and Its Destiny Simulation, Satoru Murata, Koh Kidena, and Masakatsu Nomura
7. Molecular Constitution, Carbonization Reactivity, and Mesophase Development from FCC Decant Oil and Its Derivatives, Semih Eser, Guohua Wang, and Jennifer Clemons
8. Vapor Liquid Equilibrium in Polycyclic Aromatic Compound Mixtures and in Coal Tars, Vahur Oja, and Eric M. Suuberg
9. Processing and Characterization of Shale Oil, New Methods for Characterization of the Effluent from Thermal Cracking of Oil Scale and the Products from Microactivity Testing of Its Atmospheric Residue, Yevgenia Briker, Zbigniew Ring, and Cecilia Sin
10. Hamaca Crude Oil Upgrading Using Formic Acid as Hydrogen Precursor under Steam-Injection Conditions, O. Delgado, C. Bolivar, C. Ovalles, and C.E. Scott
11. Thermal Fouling: Heat-Induced Deposition and Coking, John F. Schabron, Joseph F. Rovani, Jr., and A. Troy Pauli
12. Coking Reactivities of Petroleum Asphaltenes on Thermal Cracking, ryuzo Tanaka, Shinya Sato, Toshimasa Takanohashi, and Satoru Sugita
13. Thermal Processing Limits of Athabasca Bitumen during Visbreaking Using Solubility Parameters, Parviz M. Rahimi, Alem Teclemariam, Ed Taylor, Theo deBruijn, and Irwin A. Wiehe
14. Characterization of Soluble Mo Complex Catalyst during Hydrotreatment of Vacuum Residues, Kinya Sakanishi, Izumi Watanabe, and Isao Mochida
15. Novel Utilization of Mesoporous Molecular Sieves as Supports of Metal Catalysts for Hydrocracking of Asphaltene, Enkhsaruul Byambajav, and Yasuo Ohtsuka
Author Index
Subject Index