Sulfur Reduction in Naphtha produced from Al-Qayarah Refinery Units by the Simplest Possible and Economically Feasible Methods

Authors

  • Dr. Nada Sadoon Ahmed zeki University of Baghdad
  • Yazan Munaf Ali Petroleum Research and Development Center
  • Zeinab Talib Abdulwahab Petroleum Research and Development Center
  • Asaad Owayez Rabet Petroleum Research and Development Center

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52716/jprs.v7i1.159

Keywords:

Desulfurization, Oxidation, Adsorption, Naphtha

Abstract

      Production of low sulfur content of untreated naphtha from Al -Qayarah Refinery units has been studied in this research by using oxidation, oxidation-adsorption, and adsorption methods. The influence of time, temperature, sorbent type on sulfur reduction was investigated. The results showed that oxidation- adsorption was an efficient method for the desulfurization of naphtha where high removal efficiencies of about 93% were obtained. Also, it was concluded that by increasing temperature (up to 60C), and time (up to 5 hr) led to decreasing sulfur content from 1194ppm to about 76ppm. The results indicated that the best sequence of sulfur removal on sorbent materials were as follow: Ni/AC˃ AC ˃ Ni/γAl2O3˃ γAl2O3.

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Published

2017-05-01

How to Cite

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Ahmed zeki, D. N. S.; Ali, Y. M.; Abdulwahab, Z. T.; Rabet, A. O. Sulfur Reduction in Naphtha Produced from Al-Qayarah Refinery Units by the Simplest Possible and Economically Feasible Methods. Journal of Petroleum Research and Studies 2017, 7, 38-58.

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