Super-viscous oil conversion in supercritical water fluid

• Published in: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
• Main Authors: Zakieva, R, Affane, B, Nosova, A, Okruzhnov, A, Bashkirtseva, N
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: IOP Publishing 2020
• Subjects: Carbonic acid
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/516/1/012045; https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/516/1/012045/pdf; https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/516/1/012045

Abstract In this article, experimental research results of super-viscous oil conversion in supercritical water are shown. Reaction mixtures consisting of super-viscous oil, carbon substances and complex catalytic additive were influenced by the conversion. A catalytic additive is a mixture of dispersed nickel and copper salts of carbonic acid, aluminum oxide and coal. A content increase of paraffinonaphthenic hydrocarbon up to 76.2 wt % against 40.8 wt % of an initial oil is a main characteristic of supercritical conversion products. Light hydrocarbons formation is implemented by aromatic, resinous and asphaltene components destruction. Based on experimental methods of super-viscous oil conversion in a supercritical water, a principal technological conversion scheme is proposed.