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SOLVENT TREATMENT PROCESS

Multi functional designs


 Dewaxing
 Viscosity index improvers
 Deasphalting
WAX

Heavy fractions of crude oils contain atleast some amount of


waxy material
High molecular weight paraffins are prone to exists in more
branched forms; this helps in contributing different structural
appearances ranging from crystalline to colloidal form of wax.
Feedstock for dewaxing and hydrocarbon composition of the feed
and the products.
DEWAXING
Dewaxing is a process of introducing a solvent into a
petroleum stream to remove wax impurities from the desired
product.
Petroleum dewaxing is used to extract high molecular weight
components, often referred to as waxes, from a petroleum
stream.
These impurities cause
- Petroleum products to gel or solidify at higher
temperatures.
- Affect the combustion performance of diesel and
gasoline fuels.
The main purpose of dewaxing is to remove hydrocarbons
that solidify readily (i.e., wax) for making lubricating oil
base stock with low pour points (-9 to 14°F).
DEWAXING
 Dewaxing without solvent Process

Chilling and Pressing

Sweating Process

 Dewaxing with solvent Process


Barisol process (Ethylene dichloride and benzol
solvents)
Ketone dewaxing (Methyl Ethyl Ketone, Methyl
Propyl Ketone, etc.,)
Propane dewaxing
DEWAXING AND SWEATING PROCESS
DEWAXING AND SWEATING PROCESS

Starts with initial


warming of oil
above its pour point
to keep whole mass
of wax in
homogeneous phase
DEWAXING AND SWEATING PROCESS

Mixture is
cooled with
agitators.
Growth of
crystals is
accelerated.
DEWAXING AND SWEATING PROCESS

Filter Press or
Centrifuge to separate
wax.
High boiling stocks not
removed
DEWAXING AND SWEATING PROCESS

Gradual rise and


maintenance of
temp in large
sweat pans. Eight
to nine pans for
complete
dewaxing
DEWAXING WITH SOLVENTS

Inordinate delay and ineffectiveness of natural chilling and


pressing process for dewaxing of lubes has given way to
solvent dewaxing.
1. Barisol process (Ethylene dichloride and benzol
solvents)
2. Ketone dewaxing (Methyl Ethyl Ketone, Methyl
Propyl Ketone, etc.,)
3. Propane dewaxing.
BARISOL PROCESS

Solvent mixture – equal volumes of ethylene dichloride and


benzol.
Wax being insoluble in this solvent mixture precipitates out
and floats; permits easy filtration by a rotary continuous
vacuum filter alone or aided by centrifuge.
Chilling temperature is guided by the desired pour point
temperature of oil.
Recovery of solvent from oil and cake done by fractionation.
Barisol is flexible in treating different feed stocks ranging
from long residuums to waxy distillates.
KETONE DEWAXING

Development of solvent dewaxing started with the


commercialisation of acetone and benzol mixtures in 1927.
Nowadays replaced by MEK – aromatic mixtures.
Lower molecular weight ketones with low visocity are
preferred, for their noted contributions towards higher filter
rates and effective dewaxing.
Ketones enhances the crystallibity of wax without dissolving
oil.
KETONE DEWAXING

 60-65 parts of ketone


 30 parts of benzene
 10 parts of toulene
MEK DEWAXING
PROPANE DEWAXING
Solvent dewaxing
process.
PROPANE DEWAXING
Advantages of using propane as a solvent compared
to MEK include the following
• Propane is used both as a diluent and as a refrigerant
• Lower capital investment
• Refrigeration energy savings
• Higher filtration rates
• Rejection of asphaltenes and resins in the feed
• Higher VI than ketone dewaxing

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