Conesa, Juan A., Moltó Berenguer, Julia, Ariza, José, Ariza, María, García Barneto, Agustín
Study of the thermal decomposition of petrochemical sludge in a pilot plant reactor
Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. 2014, 107: 101-106. doi:10.1016/j.jaap.2014.02.009
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10045/35692
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaap.2014.02.009
ISSN: 0165-2370 (Print)
Abstract: 
The pyrolysis of a sludge produced in the waste water treatment plant of an oil refinery was studied in a pilot plant reactor provided with a system for condensation of semivolatile matter. The study comprises experiments at 350, 400, 470 and 530 °C in nitrogen atmosphere. Analysis of all the products obtained (gases, liquids and chars) are presented, with a thermogravimetric study of the char produced and analysis of main components of the liquid. In the temperature range studied, the composition of the gas fraction does not appreciably vary. In the liquids, the light hidrocarbon yield increases with increasing temperature, whereas the aromatic compounds diminish. The decomposition of the solid fraction has been analysed, finding a material that reacts rapidly with oxygen regardless of the conditions it is formed.
Keywords:Petroleum sludge, Oil refinery, Thermogravimetry, Pyrolysis, Char reactivity
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