TY - JOUR
T1 - Upgrading of oil sand coke residues
AU - Ityokumbul, Mku T.
N1 - Funding Information:
The award of a Visiting Fellowship to the author by The Departmento f Energy Mines and ResourcesC anada and the provision of ground SCL coke samples by Dr. O. Ogunsola are appreciated.
Copyright:
Copyright 2014 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 1994/5
Y1 - 1994/5
N2 - The application of molten caustic leaching, MCL, for the desulphurization and ash removal from delayed and fluid oil sand coke residues has been studied at a temperature of 400°C. The variables studied were sodium hydroxide to coke weight ratio (1.0-2.0), reaction time (0-2 h) and coke washing conditions. The results obtained indicate that both coke samples were amenable to molten caustic leaching. The optimum reaction time for desulphurization and ash removal for both cokes at 400°C was determined to be 30 min. It is shown that the desulphurization conditions that will concurrently give high carbon recoveries correspond to a desulphurization index of 80% for both coke residues.
AB - The application of molten caustic leaching, MCL, for the desulphurization and ash removal from delayed and fluid oil sand coke residues has been studied at a temperature of 400°C. The variables studied were sodium hydroxide to coke weight ratio (1.0-2.0), reaction time (0-2 h) and coke washing conditions. The results obtained indicate that both coke samples were amenable to molten caustic leaching. The optimum reaction time for desulphurization and ash removal for both cokes at 400°C was determined to be 30 min. It is shown that the desulphurization conditions that will concurrently give high carbon recoveries correspond to a desulphurization index of 80% for both coke residues.
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U2 - 10.1016/0378-3820(94)90205-4
DO - 10.1016/0378-3820(94)90205-4
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0028433790
VL - 38
SP - 127
EP - 138
JO - Fuel Processing Technology
JF - Fuel Processing Technology
SN - 0378-3820
IS - 2
ER -