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°	mm^2/s	783	789	928

• Final crude oil is desalted.