Development of catalysts and adsorbents derived from petroleum coke and applied to oil sands upgrading

开发石油焦催化剂和吸附剂并应用于油砂提质

• 批准号: 447411-2013
• 负责人: Smith, Kevin
• 金额: $ 9.47万
• 依托单位: University of British Columbia
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Strategic Projects - Group
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2013-01-01 至 2014-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=536865
• 关键词: Development; catalysts; adsorbents; derived; petroleum

The Canadian oil sands are of immense strategic importance to Canada with the current production of 1.7 million barrels per day (bpd) of oil equivalent expected to reach 3 million bpd by 2020. The Canadian oil sands contain about 10 wt % bitumen, which, after separation from the sand and water, is upgraded into a synthetic crude oil. Upgrading by coking yields gas, liquid and solid oil sands coke. Presently, much of the coke production associated with the Alberta oil sands (6 million tonnes per year) is added to a 68 million tonne stockpile, representing a significant loss in the value of products derived from the bitumen. Generating valuable products from oil sands coke is critical for the continued growth of the Canadian oil sands but difficult because of the sulphur and metal contaminants (particularly nickel and vanadium) within the coke.

加拿大油砂对加拿大具有重要的战略意义，目前的产量为170万桶/天，预计到2020年将达到300万桶/天。加拿大油砂含有约10%的沥青，从砂和水中分离出来后，沥青被升级为合成原油。通过焦化升级生产气、液、固体油砂焦炭。目前，大部分与阿尔伯塔省油砂相关的焦炭产量（每年600万吨）被添加到6800万吨的库存中，这意味着沥青衍生产品的价值大幅下降。从油砂焦炭中生产有价值的产品对加拿大油砂的持续增长至关重要，但由于焦炭中含有硫和金属污染物（特别是镍和钒），因此很难生产。