An energy-saving opportunity in producing lubricating oil using mixed-solventin simulated Rotary Disc Contacting (RDC) extraction tower

Industrial processes are the most energy consuming processes in the world. Modification of these processes helps us with controlling the consumption of energy and minimizing energy loss. Changing raw materials is one of the ways through which we can optimize industrial processes. In this paper, a ne...

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Published in:Energy (Oxford) 2010-05, Vol.35 (5), p.2130-2133
Main Authors: Hatamipour, M.S., Fakhr Hoseini, S.M., Tavakkoli, T., Mehrkesh, A.H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Co-solvent
Energy saving
Lubricating oil
Process modification
RDC simulation
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Summary:Industrial processes are the most energy consuming processes in the world. Modification of these processes helps us with controlling the consumption of energy and minimizing energy loss. Changing raw materials is one of the ways through which we can optimize industrial processes. In this paper, a new solvent mixture (furfural+a co-solvent) was used for the extraction of lubricating base oil from lube-oil cut. It was found that the energy consumption of the new solvent mixture for obtaining a product with the same quality was much lower than the original solvent. By using this new solvent mixture, the operating temperature of the top of tower was reduced by 30K. This leads to a high reduction in energy consumption in extraction of aromatics from lube oil. At our new extraction process by means of using new solvent mixture, the maximum energy saving was 38% per cubic meter of produced raffinate.
ISSN:0360-5442
DOI:10.1016/j.energy.2010.01.031