EFFECTIVE ATMOSPHERIC DISTILLATION IN LIQUID SAMPLES HENRY MONTOYA

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Introduction Distillation Applications ASTM D7345
Demand for energy continues to Temperature measurement
in vapor phase
rise along with pressures on pro- in liquid phase

ducers to streamline and speed Pressure

measurement

production, increase yield and op- BP BP

erate more efficiently. Atmospheric BP BP BP

Capillary

Distillation is one on the most crit- BP BP

ical measures of product quality BP BP Mini-flask

for virtually every refinery product.
BP
10 ml sample Air-cooled
condenser
BP
New developments in distillation
BP

BP

measurement are enabling refiner- BP

Waste
bottle
ASTM D86
ies significant improvements in pro-
duction quality, reduce giveaway by BP

Pt 100
Heater
cut point optimization and achieve BP

blending to specification.

ASTM D86 Liquid-cooled

Alternative condenser

Distillation Key Applications

Cut Points In 2017, ASTM D4814 Standard 100 ml sample
flask
• Cut point Optimization Specification for Automotive
• Cetane Index Spark-Ignition Engine Fuel, listed
• Drivability Index ASTM D7345 Standard Test Meth-
• Density od for Distillation of Petroleum
• Blending to Specification Analytical Principle: Changes Products and Liquid Fuels at Atmo- Heater Optical
sensors
in Temperature and Pressure spheric Pressure as an approved
During an Average 7-minute alternative method for distillation Receiver

Key Benefits Distillation Time for Jet Fuel of gasoline, jet fuel and diesel.

• Correlation to primary test

method ASTM D86 Economic Impact
• Robust technology “This analyzer surpassed by far
• Fast response time our expectations… confronted • HDT Diesel Capacity: 22,000 bpd
with other technologies that have • 1°C Optimization impact:
Contamination Detection been used for 14 years, as • 0.5% - 1.0% volume
online chromatography and infra- • 110 – 220 bpd
Kerosene-Gasoline Ethanol Blending red techniques… we recommend • Residual Fuel to ULSD upgrade:
the analyzer implementation in $0.69 per gal.
direct distillation plants for mon-
itoring and controlling of tower Over $1M yearly benefits from
fraction cuts, in cracking plants, tightening T90% target by 1°C
hydrotreating units…”
PETROBRAS
Conclusions
• Maximize production reducing product
downgrade due to poor cut point opti-
Gasoline Samples without Ethanol Gasoline With Ethanol mization
Process Monitoring & Control
• Prevent product giveaway by measuring
online “real” distillation curve on your
final product

• Optimize product blends to improve

quality with a fast analytical technique

• MicroDist provides the means for this

Reproducibility for five Reproducibility for a single Repeatability for a single gasoline optimization at the same time that
gasoline samples using gasoline sample using five lab with 10% Ethanol using MicroDist specs are met
PMD-110 compared to ASTM D86 and process analyzers compared to ASTM D86