Issue
Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering,
Vol.24, No.1, 37-43, 2007
Catalytic cracking reaction of used lubricating oil to liquid fuels catalyzed by sulfated zirconia
The conversion of used lubricating oil to transport fuel by direct cracking is a suitable way to dispose of waste oil. The aim of this research was to study the catalytic cracking of used lubricating oil, and thus change its classification from a waste produce to a liquid fuel as a new alternative for the replacement of petroleum fuels. The experiments were carried out in a 70-cm3 batch microreactor at a temperature of 648-698 K, initial hydrogen pressure of 1-4MPa, and reaction time of 10-90 min over sulfated zirconia as a catalyst. The conditions that gave the highest conversion of naphtha (~20.60%) were a temperature of 698 K, a hydrogen pressure of 2MPa, and a reaction time of 60 min, whereas, under the same conditions, kerosene, light gas oil, gas oil, long residues, hydrocarbon gases, and a small amounts of solids were present (~9.04%, 15.61%, 5.00%, 23.30%, 25.58%, and 0.87%, respectively). The liquid product consisted of C7-C15 of n-paraffins, C7-C9 of branched chain paraffin and aromatic compounds such as toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene. The kinetic study reveals that the catalytic cracking of waste lubricating oil follows a second order reaction, and the kinetic model is defined as k(s-1)=2.88×104exp[.(103.68 kJmol-1)/(RT)].
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