A pentane-insoluble mixture of asphaltenes was processed by thermal hydrocracking and catalytic hydrocracking over Ni-Mo/γ-Al2O3 catalyst in a microbatch reactor at 430℃.The experimental data of asphaltene conversio...A pentane-insoluble mixture of asphaltenes was processed by thermal hydrocracking and catalytic hydrocracking over Ni-Mo/γ-Al2O3 catalyst in a microbatch reactor at 430℃.The experimental data of asphaltene conversion adequately fit second-order kinetics to give the apparent rate constants of 2.435×10-2 and 9.360×10-2(wt frac)-1 min-1 for the two processes,respectively.A three-lump kinetic model is proposed to evaluate the rate constants for parallel reactions of asphaltenes producing liquid oil(k1)and gas+coke(k3),and consecutive reaction producing gas+coke(k2)from this liquid oil.The evaluated constants for asphaltenes hydrocracking,in the presence and absence of the catalyst,respectively,show that k1 is 2.430×10-2 and 9.355×10-2(wt frac)-1 min-1,k2 is 2.426×10-2 and 6.347×10-3 min-1,and k3 is 5.416×10-5 and 4.803×10-5(wt frac)-1 min-1.As compared with the thermal hydrocracking of asphaltenes,the catalytic hydrocracking of asphaltenes promotes liquid production and inhibits coke formation effectively.展开更多
文摘A pentane-insoluble mixture of asphaltenes was processed by thermal hydrocracking and catalytic hydrocracking over Ni-Mo/γ-Al2O3 catalyst in a microbatch reactor at 430℃.The experimental data of asphaltene conversion adequately fit second-order kinetics to give the apparent rate constants of 2.435×10-2 and 9.360×10-2(wt frac)-1 min-1 for the two processes,respectively.A three-lump kinetic model is proposed to evaluate the rate constants for parallel reactions of asphaltenes producing liquid oil(k1)and gas+coke(k3),and consecutive reaction producing gas+coke(k2)from this liquid oil.The evaluated constants for asphaltenes hydrocracking,in the presence and absence of the catalyst,respectively,show that k1 is 2.430×10-2 and 9.355×10-2(wt frac)-1 min-1,k2 is 2.426×10-2 and 6.347×10-3 min-1,and k3 is 5.416×10-5 and 4.803×10-5(wt frac)-1 min-1.As compared with the thermal hydrocracking of asphaltenes,the catalytic hydrocracking of asphaltenes promotes liquid production and inhibits coke formation effectively.
