Predicting the Composition of Qurna Crude Oil Fraction by Ternary Composition Diagram Harith H. Al-Moameri*†, Ghanim Hassan‡, Mohammed Ali Abdulrehman†
	* Corresponding authors † Materials Engineering Department, University of Mustansiriyah, Baghdad, Iraq; ‡Middle Technical University, Baghdad, Iraq *e-mail: almoamerih@uomustansiriyah.edu.iq
	Methods Objects Chem. Anal., 2020, 15(1), p. 33-39 https://doi.org/10.17721/moca.2020.33-39
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Abstract

With a goal to identify, and ultimately removing from the oil fraction, the carcinogenic components, an oil fraction oil has been analyzed into a main three hydrocarbon groups, paraffins, aromatics, and polycyclic saturates. A multi-stage adsorption apparatus has been used. Four units of 300 g alumina each seems to be sufficient for removing the polynuclear aromatics from 75 g of an oil fraction boiling between 365-375 °C from Qurna crude oil. The usefulness of the ternary diagram for analyzing the oil fraction to the three hydrocarbons groups has been studied and verified. An experimentally based linear relationship of density and refractive index was established to enable of identifying the composition of an oil fraction using the values on refractive index alone. Separation of uncontaminated paraffins requires higher adsorbent/ oil ratio and/or more significant number of adsorption units. Ensuring no overloading of the adsorbent was essential for the separation.

Keywords: adsorption, chemical analysis, prediction, separation, model

Article language: En