Introduction of heavy diesel fractions of primary and secondary refining processes in the production of light oil products

In order to increase the yield of light oil products, it is proposed to use the following heavy fractions obtained by JSC Angarsk Petrochemical Company in the course of oil refining as components for lowviscosity marine fuel: light coker gas oil, heavy diesel fractions removed from vacuum columns of primary-oilrefining units, heavy diesel fractions obtained from atmospheric columns and vacuum distillates of various fractional compositions. The results of tests conducted according to standardised procedures showed that an introduction of depressor (VES-410D) and depressor-dispersing (VES-410DDP) additives into the components of low-viscosity marine fuel significantly depresses the pour points of these components. In this article, the authors propose depressor and depressor-dispersing additives, as well as determine their optimal concentrations for high depression rates allowing the pour point to be reduced to a standardised value for the compound composition using heavy diesel fractions of primary and secondary refining processes. In addition, the authors determined the optimal basic formulation of the low-viscosity marine fuel including products of primary and secondary oil processing with heavy fractional composition. A number of commercial depressordispersing additives were tested using this basic formulation in order to explore alternatives and study the additives market. Five of these commercial additives provide good chemmotological indicators for lowviscosity marine fuel (including low-temperature characteristics, filterability and sedimentation stability) and can be recommended for further industrial use. The optimal composition of the mixtures was modelled on the basis of the obtained data, allowing a determination of the most rational technology for producing low-viscosity marine fuel in conformity with regulatory requirements.

low-viscosity marine fuel, pour point, heavy diesel fractions, diesel fraction of delayed coking, light catalytic gas oil, depressor and depressor-dispersing additives

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