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HYDROPROCESSING [2 records]

Record 1 2004-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Refining
  • Petroleum Asphalts
CONT

During the upgrading process the bitumen is converted from a viscous, tar-like oil that is deficient in hydrogen and high in sulphur and heavy metals, to a high quality "synthetic" or "upgraded" crude oil that has density and viscosity characteristics similar to conventional light sweet crude oil, but with a very low sulphur content (0.1-0.2 percent). This upgrading is achieved through a process of coking, desulphurization and hydrogen addition.

OBS

upgrading : The process of converting bitumen or heavy crude oil into a higher quality crude oil either by the removal of carbon(coking) or the addition of hydrogen(hydroprocessing).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Raffinage du pétrole
  • Bitumes
CONT

La valorisation consiste à transformer le bitume brut, matière très visqueuse pauvre en hydrogène et riche en soufre et en métaux lourds, en pétrole dit «synthétique» ou «valorisé» de qualité élevée, d'une densité et d'une viscosité semblables à celles du pétrole brut léger, et à très faible teneur en soufre (0,1-0,2%). Le procédé de valorisation comporte trois principales opérations : la cokéfaction, la désulfuration et l'hydrogénation.

OBS

valorisation : procédé qui permet de transformer le bitume et le pétrole lourd en un produit d'une densité et d'une viscosité équivalentes à celles du brut léger classique.

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petroleum Distillation
  • Petroleum Technology - Equipment
CONT

Middle distillate fractions from Athabasca oil sand syncrudes were upgraded by high severity hydroprocessing in a continuous-flow reactor system using conventional pre-sulphided hydrotreating catalysts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Distillation du pétrole
  • Appareillage (Technologie pétrolière)
CONT

On a amélioré des distillats moyens obtenus à partir de pétroles bruts synthétiques provenant des sables bitumineux de l'Athabasca en les soumettant à un hydrotraitement dans des conditions sévères. Pour cela, on a utilisé un réacteur fonctionnant en continu et des catalyseurs d'hydrotraitement présulfurés classiques.

Spanish

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