G. Marroquin-sanchez et J. Ancheyta-juarez, Catalytic hydrotreating of middle distillates blends in a fixed-bed pilot reactor, APP CATAL A, 207(1-2), 2001, pp. 407-420
An experimental study was conducted in a fixed-bed pilot reactor in order t
o evaluate the effect of catalytic hydrotreating on diesel quality by using
feedstocks prepared with different amounts of straight run gas oil, kerose
ne and jet fuel streams. Experiments were carried out at constant reaction
pressure and hydrogen-to-oil ratio of 5.3 MPa and 356.2 mi ml(-1), respecti
vely. The effect of reaction temperature and liquid hourly space velocity w
ere studied in the range of 613-633 K and 1.5-2.0 h(-1) over a commercial N
i-Mo/gamma -Al2O3 catalyst. The experimental information showed that diesel
specifications could be reached through single stage hydrotreating of thes
e blends at moderate hydrotreating operating conditions. (C) 2001 Elsevier
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