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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| Department/Agency | Canada. Energy, Mines and Resources Canada. Canada Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology. Energy Research Program (Canada) Energy Research Laboratories (Canada) |
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| 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. |
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| Departmental catalogue number | 306979 |
| Subject terms | Hydrocracking Bitumen |
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