Thermal Polycondensation Process and Oil Furnace Production

The article discusses the methods of obtaining petroleum pitch of thermal polycondensation. The main attention is paid to the characteristics of petroleum pitch, its properties, its comparison with coal-tar pitch, the advantages of petroleum pitch in comparison to coal-tar pitch, the processes of production of petroleum pitch by thermal polycondensation are given. Three promising technologies for the production of petroleum pitch have been identified: thermal polycondensation of cracking residue, high-temperature thermal polycondensation of petroleum feedstock and thermal polycondensation of pyrolysis resin according to a two-stage scheme. Methods of obtaining petroleum pitch in laboratory conditions, such as thermal polycondensation under pressure and heat treatment under reduced pressure, are presented. The urgency and feasibility of developments for the creation of petroleum pitch and the introduction of thermopoly-condensation processes in Russia is emphasized.