Sour crude oil

Sour crude oil

Energy extraction and conversion

Published in Kornelis Blok, Evert Nieuwlaar, Introduction to Energy Analysis, 2020

Different qualities of crude oil exist, with API1 gravity as the main distinguishing characteristic. API gravity is a function of the specific gravity of oil: the lower the specific gravity, the higher the API gravity. The measure distinguishes high, medium, and low gravity, with crude oil with the highest API gravity having the highest market value. Another distinction is between sweet and sour oil, with sour crude oil containing more sulphur than sweet crude oil.

Combustion characteristics and kinetic analysis of oil sludge with CaO additive

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Published in Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A, 2021

Chang Liu, Zhiqiang Gong, Haoteng Zhang, Zhenbo Wang, Zhiwei Chu, Lei Liu, Xiaoyu Li, Yizhi Guo, Jianqiang Zhang, Guoen Li, Lei Zhang, Hongpeng Wang

Secondary pollution is the most important factor limiting the widespread use of OS combustion technology, Especially, in recent years, China has imported and consumed large amounts of sour crude oil annually, and has become the largest importer of crude oil in the world and the leading consumer of sour crude oil. [14–16] The OS coming from sour crude oil contains a lot of sulfur, which will generate a large amount of sulfur-containing gas pollutants during combustion and put great pressure on downstream desulfurization equipment. That is a real challenge faced by researchers attempting to develop a clean and effective approach for high-sulfur OS treatment.

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