Research Article
Synthesis of Micromesoporous Zeolite-Alumina Catalysts for Olefin Production from Heavy Crude Oil
Table 2
Crude oil properties and feedstock preparation.
| Property | Unit | Fresh crude oil | After filter | Final crude oil |
| Water content | wt% | 2.00 | 1.90 | 1.90 | Salt content | PTB | >150 | >150 | 15.4 | API | | 11.57 | 11.55 | 11.35 | Specific gravity | | 0.989 | 0.989 | 0.991 | Density | | | | | @ 15°C | gm/cc | 0.988 | 0.988 | 1.000 | @ 65°C | gm/cc | 0.957 | 0.957 | 0.958 | Asphaltene | wt% | 4.94 | 5.41 | 6.37 | MCR | wt% | 11.90 | 11.74 | 12.40 | Sulfur content | wt% | 5.27 | 5.23 | 4.84 | Kinematic viscosity @ 40° | mm2/s | 783 | 789 | 928 |
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• Final crude oil is desalted.
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