Abstract
The utilisation and processing of crude oil sludge is one of the major global challenges. Therefore, it is necessary to justify the following scientific solutions in the field of oil sludge utilisation and processing worldwide: the study of the physicochemical properties of oil sludge in order to obtain construction grade bitumen; detection of dispersion of solid particles in the composition of oil sludge; development of the optimal technological parameters for the process of obtaining construction grade bitumen from oil sludge; establishing a correlation dependence between process efficiency and the environment, the content of light fractions in the sludge composition, the process temperature. In this work, oil sludge was diluted with a solvent in a ratio of 70:30, with light naphtha used as a solvent. A laboratory distillation column was used to separate the sludge into fractions, and the chemical composition of the oil sludge was investigated. Oil sludge consists of asphaltenes up to 4.2–4.5%, resins up to 21.0%; paraffin-naphthenic hydrocarbons up to 41.2%; monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons up to 4.6%; bi- and tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbons up to 5.8%; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons up to 9.7%. The paper also presents the results of the change in the viscosity and density of the distillate fractions separated during the distillation of diluted oil sludge. Density and viscosity were measured using an areometer and a VPZh-4, respectively. One of the main components of the oil sludge is water. A series of experiments were conducted to determine the water content using the Dean and Stark method. In addition, the sulphur content in oil sludge diluted with solvents – light and heavy naphtha, heavy gas oil – was determined.
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