Evaluation of a two-stage thermal and catalytic hydrocracking process for Athabasca bitumen / R. Ranganathan ... [et al.].: M38-13/77-37E-PDF

"A two-stage thermal and catalytic hydrocracking process of upgrading Athabasca bitumen is described. In the first stage, the bitumen is treated in the presence of excess hydrogen in a tubular reactor at 13.90 MPa and 450°C. A heavy-oil product is separated and a portion is recycled to the reactor. The light-oil product in vapour form is further treated in a vapour-phase catalytic reactor to remove sulphur and nitrogen compounds. The second stage of this process is simulated by treating the light oil once-through in a bench-scale fixed-bed catalytic reactor. The results for catalytic treatment at 13.90 MPa and 430°C suggest that the specifications of reformer naphtha feedstock, fuel oils and cat-cracking gas-oil feedstock can be met. Three different catalysts, namely, Co-Mo on alumina, Ni-Mo on alumina and Ni-W on alumina, are evaluated in the catalytic hydrocracking stage and their selectivities are compared"--Abstract, p. i.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Canada. Energy, Mines and Resources Canada.
Canada Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology.
Energy Research Program (Canada)
Energy Research Laboratories (Canada)
Title Evaluation of a two-stage thermal and catalytic hydrocracking process for Athabasca bitumen / R. Ranganathan ... [et al.].
Series title CANMET report ; 77-37
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Cover title.
"March 1977."
"Energy Research Program, Energy Research Laboratories."
Digitized edition from print [produced by Natural Resources Canada].
Includes bibliographical references (p. 8-9).
Includes abstract in French.
Publishing information Ottawa : CANMET, Energy, Mines and Resources Canada, 1977.
Author / Contributor Ranganathan, R.
Denis, J. M.
Description iv, 17 p. : ill.
Catalogue number
  • M38-13/77-37E-PDF
Departmental catalogue number 306979
Subject terms Hydrocracking
Bitumen
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