Characterization of High-Boiling Petroleum Fractions using HPLC and HTGC

B. K. Sharma, C. D. Sharma, S. L.S. Sarowha, S. D. Bhagat

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Abstract

Soluble fractions of petroleum vacuum residues (JVR and HVR Indian crude oils) were characterized for hydrocarbon group type analysis using HPLC and boiling point distribution using high temperature GC (HTGC). JVR showed higher temperatures for almost all the cut points compared to HVR, which was due to heavy nature of JVR having more of high boiling components. The polars and insolubles decreased in the order: residue > C7S > EAS > C6S > C7C5S > EAC5S, showing the effectiveness of insolubles removal in the same order. Partial separation of monoaromatics, diaromatics, triaromatics, tetraromatics, pentaromatics, and polars was achieved using the flow and solvent (n-hexane and dichloromethane) gradient program, two chemically bonded silica - NH2 columns in series and different wavelengths of UV detector. The dominant aromatic compounds existed as 3-5 ring aromatic hydroaromatic compounds, which account for more than half of the aromatic compounds. The HPLC and HTGC method developed and standardized were fast, simple, accurate and suitable as first step to characterize residues and feeds used for conversion processes, thus making them an attractive and indispensable tool for the operation and control of secondary conversion processes.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)640-642
Number of pages3
JournalACS Division of Fuel Chemistry, Preprints
Volume47
Issue number2
StatePublished - Aug 2002
Externally publishedYes
Event224th ACS National Meeting - Boston, MA, United States
Duration: Aug 18 2002Aug 22 2002

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Energy

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