Optimizing the Utilization of Natural Gas Condensate through the Separation of n-Paraffins
| Autor: | Ji-Chang Liu, Ben-Xian Shen, Hui Sun, Ji-Hong Dong |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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| Zdroj: | Adsorption Science & Technology, Vol 26 (2008) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0263-6174 2048-4038 |
| DOI: | 10.1260/0263-6174.26.7.523 |
| Popis: | To improve the utilization efficiency of gas condensate and effect the proper use of the hydrocarbon components, AKS gas condensate was separated, through the use of a fixed-bed adsorption process employing 5A molecular sieves, into the raffinate oil which is rich in non-normal hydrocarbons and the desorption oil which is rich in n-paraffins. The adsorption breakthrough curves of n-paraffins were investigated. Relative to the gas condensate, the aromatic potential content and the research octane number (RON) of the raffinate oil increased by 12.9% and by over 20 units, respectively. As a result, the raffinate oil is more suitable for use as the feedstock in the catalytic reforming process and as the blending component of high-octane gasoline. Under similar conditions, the ethylene yield of the steam cracking process using the desorption oil as the feedstock increased by 6.5% compared to the situation when the gas condensate was employed as the feedstock. |
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