SK Crude Dewaxing Process
SK Crude Dewaxing Process
SK Crude Dewaxing Process
I . REFINERY OVERVIEW
V. SUMMARY
I. REFINERY OVERVIEW
C4-
MEROX G/C
Light
Naph
MEROX
Hvy-Naph
U/F REFORMER
KERO
CDU S/B MEROX
CRUDE
OIL
LGO
MDU
AR
MTBE/
Alkylation
RHDS RFCC
HCR UCO
LBO
VGO
VDU VRDS
VR
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Conversion : 99.5%
Volume Increase : 115%
Pass Conversion : 60%
LPG
VRDS UCO
15,000B/D
ASPHALT
5,000B/D 20,000B/D
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LPG
AR
Vacuum VGO Hydro Hydro NAPH
Product
Distil’n Treating Cracking
35,000B/D Frac’r KEROSENE
Unit Reactor Reactor
DIESEL
10,000B/D 5,000B/D 20,000B/D
15,000B/D
UCO
70D 70N
Vacuum 100D Hydro Hydro 100N VHVI
Product
Distil’n Dewaxing Finishing BASE
150D
Frac’r 150N OILS
Unit Reactor Reactor
5,000B/D
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70D
100D
150D
UCO
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Off Gas
BFW
W/W
R/G Comp. Naphtha
H
P
M/U H2
S
Distillate
Q/G Q/G LTS
V
S
V
HTS D
Waxy Oil Lube
Product
HDW Rx HDF Rx Separator High Pressure Vacuum Stripper
Stripper
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II. UCO Technology
Less VII
Less deposit formation
Very High Viscosity Index
Better wear resistance
Better low temperature fluidity
YUBASE produced by the UCO lube process has many desirable properties as lube base oils over
those produced by conventional processes.
YUBASE is VHVI (Very High Viscosity Index) base oil because of inherent VI being above 120.
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II. UCO Technology
Conventional
UCO process(1)
process(2)
Investment cost.
80 160
Million $(US) (3)
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III. 1st YUBASE UPGRADING PROJECT
A. PROJECT PURPOSE
? Lube Yield Increase
? Quality Upgrade (VI, Flash Point, Noack)
B. PROJECT SUMMARY
? Investment : 13.5mm$
? Pay-out : 1.5 Years
? Period : '96.12 ~ '97.7 (Construction : 17days, S/U: 10days)
? Dewaxing Technology : Conventional Dewaxing(CDW) Technology
? Iso-Dewaxing(IDW) Technology
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C. EQUIPMENT MODIFICATIONS
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D. OPERATION CONDITIONS
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E. Project Result
1) Product Spec & Yield
150N Case
SPEC IDW CDW REMARK
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2) Yield Trend
85.0% CDW
80.0%
75.0%
70.0% IDW
65.0%
60.0%
0 90 180 270 360 450 540 630 720 810 900 990
OPERATION DAYS
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VI NOACK wt %
140 10
9
135 8
130 7
NOACK
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VI
125 5
4
120 3
115 2
CDW IDW 1
110 0
0 60 120 180 240 300 360 420 480 540 600 660 720 780 840 900 9601020
OPERATION DAYS
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150N Case
141
132
VI IDW
125
CDW
75
7.6
VIS
7.0
CDW
6.5 6.5
IDW
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IV. 2nd YUBASE UPGRADING PROJECT
A. PROJECT PURPOSE
B. PROJECT SUMMARY
? Investment : 1.6MM$
? Pay-out : 1.1 Years
? Period : '98.12 ~ '99.6
? Change of Catalyst : Ni4352 → ICR407
C. EQUIPMENT MODIFICATIONS
? Vacuum Stripper : Random Packing(Pall Ring) ? Structured Packing
? New Feed / HDW Reactor Effluent Exchangers
- Change of Configuration : 3S ? 1P ? 2S ? 2P
? New Lube Product Cooler
- A New Heat Exchanger
- Change of Configuration : 1S ? 1P ? 1S ? 2P
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4. Simplified RCS
RCS (*) 6 4 3 1 2
(*) : Non-Yellowish
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E. Operation Condition
150N Case
?C
st
1 Bed ABT 257 266 - 9.0
2
nd
Bed ABT ?C 254 265 - 11.0
?C
rd
3 Bed ABT 253 264 - 11.0
?C
st
1 Bed DT 1.5 1.0 + 5.0
2
nd
Bed DT ?C 2.1 1.5 + 6.0
?C
rd
3 Bed DT 1.5 1.0 + 5.0
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F. Project Results
150N Case
SPEC Old New REMARK
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New Old
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V. SUMMARY
UCO TECHNOLOGY
1ST YUBASE UPGRADING VI, LUBE YIELD + ISOMERIZATION
UCO TECHNOLOGY
2ND YUBASE UPGRADING WHITE OILS, NOACK + ISOMERIZATION +?
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