Scope: This test method covers the determination of the boiling range distribution of petroleum products. The test method is applicable to petroleum products and fractions having a final boiling point of 538C (1000F) or lower at atmospheric pressure…
It is shown that associated petroleum gas (APG) and the product of intrastratal transformation of air (by high-pressure air injection technology) are suitable for oil displacement from low-permeability, high-temperature light oil reservoirs. It was…
Scope: This International Standard specifies a method for the determination of the bromine number of the following materials: a) petroleum distillates that are substantially free of material lighter than 2-methylpropane, and that have 90 %(V/V) (i.e.…
Structural modifications of petroleum pitch and its subfractions induced by mild air-blowing modification have been monitored by elemental analysis, average molecular weight, Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR),1H nuclear magnetic…
Two separate petroleum systems have been identified in the Austrian sector of the North Alpine Foreland Basin: a lower Oligocene Cenomanian/Eocene oil and thermogenic gas system
Low energy-input alternatives based on locally available products are needed for treating petroleum-hydrocarbon spills in northern regions. We tested the efficacy of three local biological components (municipal compost, white-rot fungus: Pleurotus…
A method for identifying straits of rocket kerosene (RG-1 and T-1 brands) and various types of hydrocarbon fuels (aviation fuel TC-1 and diesel fuel) in soil has been developed. The proposed version of identification is based on the preliminary…
The structural and rheological properties of resin-free model petroleum mixtures (MPM) with an asphaltene content of 0 to 6 wt % and the same mixtures with added 3.85 wt % petroleum resins have been investigated. The composition of the mixtures…
The hydrodynamic parameters of molecular distillation (mean free pathMFP and Knudsen numberKn) were estimated under a screening of evaporator temperature (423.15-623.15 K) and the pressure system (0.1-1.0 Pa). The modeling and simulation were based…
The present research was purposed to estimate the heat of vaporization for petroleum fractions and pure hydrocarbons by the lease square support vector machine (LSSVM) as a function of the specific gravity, molecular weight, and boiling point…
In this research, a new method for evaluating the lubricating properties of prophylactic agents was developed. For the method, specialized metal models and a press with a strain-gauge s-shaped gauge, using for recording shear load indicators, were…
The heterogeneous structure of biomass causes the complex compositions of bio-oil, thereby posing huge challenges for the extraction of value-added chemicals from bio-oil and the catalytic upgrading of bio-oil in existing petroleum-refining…
An environmentally-benign supercritical fluid route is developed to demulsify and treat highly intractable petroleum emulsions containing hazardous acidic compounds, heavy fractions, heteroatoms, and metallic impurities without using external…
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) is a fossil fuel mixture, widely used in domestic and industrial burners for several applications. Non-premixed flames are commonly preferred in these burners owing to their stability and controllability. However, based…
Nowadays, we can choose a carrier bag made of traditional LDPE or a biodegradable polymer to pack vegetables, bakery products, and other products in more and more shops. However, the customers and the selective waste collection system are not yet…
Abstract: Diamondoids were separated from protodiamondoids (precursors of diamondoids)in a saturated fraction (150350C) of crude oil by thermal diffusion. It wasfound that in the course of thermal diffusion separation,C10C13…
The generalized Taylor's Formula is used to derive a fractional radial-cylindrical diffusivity model via a fractional conservation of mass in radial geometry in a petroleum reservoir. The result is a space-fractional generalization of the diffusivity…
In this study, 20 diesel fractions were obtained by co-hydroprocessing blends of low-grade canola oil and Canadian oil sand bitumen-derived heavy vacuum gas oil (HVGO) at different canola oil/HVGO blending ratios, reaction temperatures and pressures,…
Distinct naphthenic acid (NA) species were isolated from oil sands process water (OSPW) into 20 fractions via silver-ion solid phase extraction, prior to treatment using potassium ferrate(VI). Untreated and treated fractions F1F20 were characterized…
Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is widely used in domestic cookstoves as it is a clean and high energy content fuel in comparison with other traditional cooking fuels. With the increasing demand of LPG, study and improvement of cookstove performance…
Sulfide (sulfur ether or thioether) is a kind of chemically active compound in petroleum, which has special significance in both geochemistry and oil processing. However, the molecular characterization of sulfides is a challenge because the…
Corrosivity of petroleum fractions with the same total acid value (TAN) can be much different due to chemical structure differences of acidic species. To investigate corrosivity difference and interactions between different acidic species, acids with…
Hydrothermal diamond-anvil cell and Raman spectrograph were used to measure the hydrogen isotope fractionation factor between benzene and heavy water at high P-T condition. The isotope fractionation factor is determined when the isotope fractionation…
Mesocarbon microbeads (MCMBs) are a valuable carbon material, and the production of this material highly depends on the reaction conditions and feedstock properties. In the present study, supercritical fluid extraction fractionation (SFEF) technology…
The U.S. Geological Survey assessed undiscovered unconventional hydrocarbon resources reservoired in the Upper Cretaceous Tuscaloosa marine shale (TMS) of southern Mississippi and adjacent Louisiana in 2018. As part of the assessment, oil-source rock…
Abstract: The process of deasphalted oil thermal cracking in the presence of catalysts formed from oil-soluble Fe, Mo, Ni, and Co acetylacetonates is studied. It is shown that the used catalysts substantially change physicochemical properties of the…
Understanding the molecular compositions of petroleum light fractions plays an important role in realizing molecule management of petroleum refining processes. The Research Institute of Petroleum Processing (RIPP) has established various methods to…
Oxidation of petroleum asphaltenes by potassium iodide (KI) is described. Oxidation under mild conditions is shown to be accompanied by iodination of the asphaltene aromatic core. The inducing reaction is the oxidation of sulfide sulfur atoms in the…
In this paper, advanced oxidation process (AOP) combining ultrasound (US) and Fenton's process was proposed for the treatment of total petroleum hydrocarbons present in oil spill sludge. The effect of several parameters like pH, ultrasonic power,…
1 Scope This document specifies a test method for the determination of the content of mono-aromatic, di-aromatic and tri+-aromatic hydrocarbons in diesel fuels, paraffinic diesel fuels and petroleum distillates. This document defines two procedures,…
NMR spectroscopy continues to be a useful tool to characterize heavy petroleum fractions. Over the last few years, advancements in three techniques have opened new avenues to characterize heavy petroleum fractions and catalysts and dramatically…
The pentane solvent deasphalting (SDA) process was carried out with petroleum vacuum residue (VR) blend with a bio-oil (BO) and solely with the bio-oil as a raw material. Two fractions each were produced: deasphalted oil (DAO) and asphaltic residue…
Abstract: Influence of the WC/NiCr additive on the cracking of maltenes of naphthenic crude oil from the Usa oil field has been studied. Maltene cracking was carried out at 450 for 2 h in the isothermal mode. Material balance of cracking, the…
Photoproducts can be formed rapidly in the initial phase of a marine oil spill. However, their toxicity is not well understood. In this study, oil was irradiated, chemically characterized, and tested for toxicity in three copepod species (Acartia…
Resins of Usa oil and their four fractions obtained by column chromatography have been studied. Changes in the structural parameters of the resins and the product composition for thermolysis of the fractions at temperatures of 200245 and 450495C have…
Fungal bioremediation is a promising technique for the cleanup of sites contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). However, due to limited understanding of the composition and dynamics of the native PAH-degrading microorganisms in…
The present work deals about performance and emission characteristics of a diesel engine fueled with biodiesel produced from underutilized, feedstock Gmelina arborea oil. The experiments were conducted using various blends (B10, B20, B30, and B40) of…
1 Scope This European Standard specifies requirements and test methods for marketed and delivered fatty acid methyl esters (hereafter known as FAME) to be used either as fuel for diesel engines and for heating applications at 100 % concentration, or…
Hydrilla verticillata contains some active compounds that potential as an antioxidant, antibacterial, anticancer, antimicrobial and antitumor. One of the active compounds in Hydrilla verticillata is steroids. This research aimed to isolate, to…
Anticipation of alternative road binder to replace petroleum derived bitumen requires a deep understanding of relationships between the chemical composition of bitumen and their physical properties, especially rheological ones. The vast number of the…
The Re-Os geochronometer has been applied to many petroleum systems worldwide. However, it is debated if the Re-Os systematics in petroleumactually record the timing of oil generation. Here, we investigate the Re-Os isotope systematics of the…
The aliphatic alcohols (methanol, ethanol, 1- and 2-propanol) were used for the upgrading of petroleum asphaltenes. The process was performed under supercritical (sc) conditions at 350 C. CHNSO analysis and GC methods were used to characterize the…
In the past five years, biomass-derived biofuels and biochemicals were widely studied both in academia and industry as promising alternatives to petroleum. In this Review, the latest progress of the synthesis and fabrication of porous nanocatalysts…
After the quinoline insoluble fraction was removed, petroleum pitch (PP) was brominated under ultraviolet light irradiation for 3 to 9 h with a bromine to PP mass ratio of 1:20 to prepare brominated PPs (BPPs). Synthetic pitches (SPs) were produced…
1 Scope This document specifies a method for the determination of the boiling range distribution of petroleum products by capillary gas chromatography using flame ionization detection. The standard is applicable to materials having a vapour pressure…
Abstract: The influence of ozonization on the composition and flotation properties of petroleum and petroleum distillate fractions is considered. Preliminary ozonization is found to promote the formation of apolar hydrocarbon collectors of various…
1 Scope This document specifies a method for the determination of the boiling range distribution of petroleum products by capillary gas chromatography using flame ionization detection. The standard is applicable to materials having a vapour pressure…
Conversion of olefin-rich side streams of petroleum distillate cracking operations, pyrolysis gasoline (pygas), to hydrocarbon resins (HRs) represents a promising technology to upgrade the pygas byproduct and facilitate pygas valorization. Several…
Asphaltenes are unique molecules whose abundance and structure control physicochemical properties of petroleum. The structural appearance of asphaltenes (island versus archipelago architecture) is dependent upon the sample type and petroleum source,…