scholarly journals Deep Desulfurization of Diesel Oil and Crude Oils by a Newly Isolated Rhodococcus erythropolis Strain

2006 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Yu ◽  
Ping Xu ◽  
Quan Shi ◽  
Cuiqing Ma
Keyword(s):  
Crude Oil ◽  
Sulfur Content ◽  
Rhodococcus Erythropolis ◽  
Diesel Oil ◽  
Organic Sulfur ◽  
Crude Oils ◽  
Resting Cells ◽  
Total Sulfur ◽  
Total Sulfur Content ◽  
Organic Sulfur Compounds

ABSTRACT The soil-isolated strain XP was identified as Rhodococcus erythropolis. R. erythropolis XP could efficiently desulfurize benzonaphthothiophene, a complicated model sulfur compound that exists in crude oil. The desulfurization product of benzonaphthothiophene was identified as α-hydroxy-β-phenyl-naphthalene. Resting cells could desulfurize diesel oil (total organic sulfur, 259 ppm) after hydrodesulfurization. The sulfur content of diesel oil was reduced by 94.5% by using the resting cell biocatalyst for 24 h at 30°C. Biodesulfurization of crude oils was also investigated. After 72 h of treatment at 30°C, 62.3% of the total sulfur content in Fushun crude oil (initial total sulfur content, 3,210 ppm) and 47.2% of that in Sudanese crude oil (initial total sulfur, 1,237 ppm) were removed. Gas chromatography with pulsed-flame photometric detector analysis was used to evaluate the effect of R. erythropolis XP treatment on the sulfur content in Fushun crude oil, and it was shown that most organic sulfur compounds were eliminated after biodesulfurization.

Study of the Effect of Crude Oils on the Metallic Corrosion

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-54
Author(s):  
Suresh Aluvihara ◽  
Jagath K Premachandra
Keyword(s):  
Crude Oil ◽  
Sulfur Content ◽  
Salt Content ◽  
Ferrous Metal ◽  
Relative Weight ◽  
Oil Refining ◽  
Crude Oils ◽  
Hardness Tester ◽  
Corrosion Rates ◽  
Ferrous Metals

Corrosion is a severe matter regarding the most of metal using industries such as the crude oil refining. The formation of the oxides, sulfides or hydroxides on the surface of metal due to the chemical reaction between metals and surrounding is the corrosion that  highly depended on the corrosive properties of crude oil as well as the chemical composition of ferrous metals since it was expected to investigate the effect of Murban and Das blend crude oils on the rate of corrosion of seven different ferrous metals which are used in the crude oil refining industry and investigate the change in hardness of metals. The sulfur content, acidity and salt content of each crude oil were determined. A series of similar pieces of seven different types of ferrous metals were immersed in each crude oil separately and their rates of corrosion were determined by using their relative weight loss after 15, 30 and 45 days. The corroded metal surfaces were observed under the microscope. The hardness of each metal piece was tested before the immersion in crude oil and after the corrosion with the aid of Vicker’s hardness tester. The metallic concentrations of each crude oil sample were tested using atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS). The Das blend crude oil contained higher sulfur content and acidity than Murban crude oil. Carbon steel metal pieces showed the highest corrosion rates whereas the stainless steel metal pieces showed the least corrosion rates in both crude oils since that found significant Fe and Cu concentrations from some of crude oil samples. The mild steel and the Monel showed relatively intermediate corrosion rates compared to the other types of ferrous metal pieces in both crude oils. There was a slight decrease in the initial hardness of all the ferrous metal pieces due to corrosion.

Preparation of cerium-loaded Y-zeolites for removal of organic sulfur compounds from hydrodesulfurizated gasoline and diesel oil

2006 ◽  
Vol 298 (2) ◽  
pp. 535-542 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mei Xue ◽  
Ramesh Chitrakar ◽  
Kohji Sakane ◽  
Takahiro Hirotsu ◽  
Kenta Ooi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Oil ◽  
Sulfur Compounds ◽  
Organic Sulfur ◽  
Y Zeolites ◽  
Organic Sulfur Compounds

Comparison of the Bromine and Nitric Acid Methods of Estimating Sulfur in Acetone Extracts

1947 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 315-319 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. F. Morley ◽  
J. R. Scott
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Acid ◽  
Sulfur Content ◽  
Elementary Sulfur ◽  
Total Sulfur ◽  
Total Sulfur Content ◽  
Acid Method ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The One ◽  
Acetone Extracts ◽  
Free Sulfur

Abstract From the experiments described, it appears that neither the bromine method nor the nitric acid method is perfectly satisfactory, for the following reasons. (1) Neither method gives the true free sulfur in rubbers containing sulfur-bearing accelerators, as these cause positive errors of anything up to 0.2–0.3 per cent. (2) The nitric acid method does not give the true free sulfur in rubbers, without sulfur-bearing accelerators, because the result includes some of the sulfur combined with the rubber “resins” the tests do not show definitely whether this applies also to the bromine method. (3) Neither method gives the total sulfur in the acetone extract, since some of the sulfur combined with the “resins” is not included in the result; the presence of certain sulfur-bearing accelerators increases the error. The statement previously referred to (loc. cit.), that the bromine method approximates more nearly to the elementary sulfur content and the nitric acid method more nearly to the total sulfur content of the extract, appears to be a correct generalization. In most cases, however, the difference between the results obtained by the two methods would be less than 0.1 per cent. In respect of simplicity and rapidity of working, the bromine method has the advantage over the nitric acid method, and therefore in all ordinary circumstances is the one to be recommended.

scholarly journals Total Sulfur and Ash Yield of Tanjung Formation Coal in Sekako, Barito Basin, Central Kalimantan: Implication of Depositional Process

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 82
Author(s):  
Beny Wiranata ◽  
Hendra Amijaya ◽  
Ferian Anggara ◽  
Agung Rizki Perdana ◽  
Oyinta Fatma Isnadiyati ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sulfur Content ◽  
Coal Sample ◽  
Sea Water ◽  
Total Sulfur ◽  
Parent Plant ◽  
Total Sulfur Content ◽  
Plant Materials ◽  
Central Kalimantan ◽  
Freshwater Swamp ◽  
Depositional Process

Tanjung Formation is one of the major coal-bearing deposit in the Barito Basin, Central Kalimantan. The distribution of total sulfur and ash yield in coal is closely related to the depositional environment. This study was to determine the total sulfur and ash yield and the interpretation of the dynamics of depositional process. Coal seam A and B generally have low to medium ash yield 2.82 to 9.23 (wt.%, db) and low total sulfur content of <1 (wt.%, db), except for the 6PLY1 coal sample which has total sulfur content that relatively high at 1.55 (wt.%, db). Coal samples 5PLY1A, 5PLY1B, 5PLY3, 5PLY5, 6PLY2, 6PLY4, 6PLY5, 6PLY7, and 6PLY9 which have low to medium ash yield and low total sulfur content <1% (wt.%, db) are formed in the topogeneous mire (freshwater swamp) in a fluvial environment. The total sulfur content was interpreted to be derived mainly from the parent plant materials. Meanwhile, the 6PLY1 coal sample which has an ash yield of 5.83 (wt.%, db) and total sulfur content of 1.55 (wt.%, db) formed in topogeneous mire in an environment that is invaded by sea water, and the total sulfur content were interpreted coming from the parent plant materials and the effect of seawater invasion which is rich in sulfate (SO4) compounds. It is also supported by the occurrence of syngenetic mineral content (framboidal pyrite) and epigenetic pyrite of 1.23 (vol.%).

Correlation for the Total Sulfur Content in Char after Devolatilization

2006 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vasilije Manovic ◽  
Borislav Grubor
Keyword(s):  
Sulfur Content ◽  
Total Sulfur ◽  
Total Sulfur Content
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