Abstract
In the present study, removal of sulfur and aromatic compounds from straight-run gas oil (SRGO), light cycle oil (LCO), coker gas oil (CGO), and their mixture, termed as mixed gas oil (MGO), was studied using N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) solvent in a single-stage batch extractor and continuous countercurrent packed-bed extraction column. The effect of the extraction temperature (TE), solvent/feed ratio (S/F), and antisolvent concentration (Wc) on the degree of sulfur removal (Dsr), yield of extracted gas oil (Y%), and performance factor (Pf,α), which combines both Dsr and yield, was studied in a single-stage batch extractor. After optimization of the operating conditions for SRGO, LCO, and CGO in a single-stage batch extractor, studies on MGO were carried out in both a single-stage batch extractor and continuous countercurrent packed bed at estimated optimized values of TE, S/F, and Wc. Issues related to the loss of valuable hydrocarbons with extract and value addition to extract hydrocarbon have been add...
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