US20060201850A1 - Biodegradable diesel fuel - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to middle distillates having biodegradability properties and to a process for production of such distillates. More particularly, this invention relates to middle distillates produced from a mainly paraffinic synthetic crude which is produced by the reaction of CO and H 2 , typically by the Fischer-Tropsch (FT) process.
- FT Fischer-Tropsch
- middle distillates typically crude oil derived diesel fuels, such as US 2-D grade (low sulphur No. 2-D grade for diesel fuel oil as specified in ASTM D 975-94) and/or CARB (California Air Resources Board 1993 specification) grade diesel, do not meet the biodegradability requirements of the abovementioned biodegradability test.
- US 2-D grade low sulphur No. 2-D grade for diesel fuel oil as specified in ASTM D 975-94
- CARB California Air Resources Board 1993 specification
- U.S. Pat. No. 5,498,596 discloses a non-toxic, biodegradable well fluid comprising 98% (mass) n-paraffins and less than 1% (mass) monocyclic aromatics as well as other olefinic components.
- the biodegradability of the well fluid in the U.S. patent can not be related back to the nature of the paraffinic molecules due to the fact that biodegradability is enhanced through branching and not through linear n-paraffinic molecules.
- a biodegradable middle distillate cut such as a diesel fuel, having an aromatics content of less than 9 mass %, as determined by the ASTM D 5186 or IP 391 test method.
- the synthetic middle distillate cut may have less than 8.99 mass % monocyclic aromatics content.
- the synthetic middle distillate cut may have less than 0.01 mass % polycyclic aromatics.
- the synthetic middle distillate cut may have an isoparaffins to n-paraffins mass ratio of between about 1:1 to about 12:1, typically the isoparaffins to n-paraffins mass ratio is between about 2:1 to about 6:1, and in one embodiment is 4:1.
- the synthetic middle distillate cut may be a FT process product, or be at least partially produced in accordance with the FT process and/or process philosophy.
- the synthetic middle distillate cut includes more than 50 mass % isoparaffins, wherein the isoparaffins consist predominantly of methyl and/or ethyl and/or propyl branched isoparaffins.
- the gradient of an isoparaffins to n-paraffins mass ratio profile of the synthetic middle distillate cut may increase from about 1:1 for C 8 to 8.54:1 for C 15 and decrease again to about 3:1 for C 18 .
- a fraction of the synthetic middle distillate cut in the C 10 to C 18 carbon number range has a higher ratio of isoparaffins to n-paraffins than a C 8 to C 9 fraction of the synthetic middle distillate cut.
- the isoparaffins to n-paraffins mass ratio of the C 10 to C 18 fraction may be between 1:1 and 9:1.
- the isoparaffins to n-paraffins mass ratio may be 8.54:1 for a C 15 fraction of the synthetic middle distillate cut.
- a C 19 to C 24 fraction of the middle distillate cut may have a narrow mass ratio range of isoparaffins to n-paraffins of between 3.3:1 and 5:1, generally between 4:1 and 4.9:1.
- the mass ratio of isoparaffins to n-paraffins may be adjusted by controlling the blend ratio of hydrocracked to straight run components of the synthetic middle distillate cut.
- the isoparaffins to n-paraffins mass ratio of the C 10 to C 18 fraction having 30 mass % straight run component may be between 1:1 and 2:5:1.
- the isoparaffins to n-paraffins mass ratio of the C 10 to C 18 fraction having 20 mass % straight run component may be between 1.5:1 and 3:5:1.
- the isoparaffins to n-paraffins mass ratio of the C 10 to C 18 fraction having 10 mass % straight run component may be between 2.3:1 and 4.3:1.
- the isoparaffins to n-paraffins mass ratio of the C 10 to C 18 fraction having substantially only a hydrocracked component may be between 4:1 and 9:1
- At least some of the isoparaffins of the middle distillate cut may be methyl branched.
- At least 30 mass % of the isoparaffins are mono-methyl branched.
- the above table is represented graphically in FIG. 2 .
- a biodegradable synthetic middle distillate cut having an aromatics content substantially as described above.
- a biodegradable synthetic middle distillate cut having an isoparaffinic content substantially as described above.
- the invention extends to a biodegradable synthetic middle distillate cut, having an isoparaffinic content and an aromatics content substantially as described above.
- the biodegradable synthetic distillate may be a FT product.
- a biodegradable diesel fuel composition including from 10 mass % to 100 mass % of a middle distillate cut as described above.
- the biodegradable diesel fuel composition may include from 0 to 90 mass % of another diesel fuel, such as conventional commercially available diesel fuel.
- the biodegradable diesel fuel composition may include from 0 to 10 mass % additives.
- the additives may include a lubricity improver.
- the lubricity improver may comprise from 0 to 0.5 mass % of the composition, typically from 0.00001 mass % to 0.05 mass % of the composition. In a particularly useful embodiment, the lubricity improver comprises from 0.00 mass 8% to 0.02 mass % of the composition.
- the biodegradable diesel fuel composition may include a crude oil derived diesel, such as US 2-D grade diesel fuel and/or CARB grade diesel fuel, as the other diesel fuel of the composition.
- a process for producing a readily biodegradable synthetic middle distillate including:
- the catalytic processing of step (b) may be a hydroprocessing step, for example, hydrocracking.
- the process for producing a synthetic middle distillate may include one or more additional step of fractionating at least some of the one or more lighter fraction of step (a), or products thereof, prior to step (d).
- the process for producing a synthetic middle distillate may include the additional step of hydrotreating at least some of the one or more light fraction of step (a), or products thereof, prior to step (d).
- the one or more heavier fraction of step (a) may have a boiling point above about 270° C., however, it may be above 300° C.
- the one or more lighter fraction may have a boiling point in the range C 5 to the boiling point of the heavier fraction, typically in the range 160° C. to 270° C.
- step (d) may boil in the range 100° C. to 400° C.
- the product of step (d) may boil in the range 160° C. to 370° C.
- the product of step (d) may be obtained by mixing the middle distillate fraction obtained in step (c) with at least a portion of the one or more lighter fraction of step (a), or products thereof, in a volume ratio of between 1:1 and 9:1, typically 2:1 and 6:1, and in one embodiment, in a volume ratio of 84:16.
- the product of the above process may be a synthetic middle distillate cut, or products thereof, or compositions thereof, as described above.
- the product of step (d) may be a diesel fuel.
- a biodegradable diesel fuel produced in accordance with this invention may be produced from a mainly paraffinic synthetic crude (syncrude) obtained from synthesis gas (syngas) through a reaction like the FT reaction.
- the FT products cover a broad range of hydrocarbons from methane to species with molecular masses above 1400; including mainly paraffinic hydrocarbons and much smaller quantities of other species such as olefins and oxygenates.
- a diesel fuel could be used on its own or in blends to improve the quality of other diesel fuels not meeting the current and/or proposed, more stringent fuel quality and environmental specifications.
- the invention extends to an essentially non-polluting, readily biodegradable diesel fuel composition
- These iso-paraffins contained in a mixture with minor amounts of aromatics and other materials contribute to a product from which readily biodegradable diesel fuels can be obtained.
- This diesel will readily biodegrade in an aquatic environment under aerobic conditions. This biodegradability can be attributed to the very low aromatic content present in the middle distillate cut, typically a diesel fuel.
- the aromatic content will typically comprise 2.5% (mass) of monocyclic, 0.2% (mass) of dicyclic and ⁇ 10 ppm (mass) of polycyclic aromatics with a total aromatic content of around 2.7% (mass).
- FIG. 1 shows a flow sheet of a Fischer-Tropsch process for producing a diesel fuel composition of the present invention
- FIG. 2 shows a graph representing the branching characteristics of a diesel fuel composition of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 shows a graph representing the results of the Modified Sturm test for the biodegradeability of diesel fuels carried out on the diesel fuel composition of the invention.
- the process of this invention provides a process for the conversion of primary FT products into naphtha and middle distillates, specifically high performance diesel.
- the FT process is used industrially to convert synthesis gas, derived from coal, natural gas, biomass or heavy oil streams, into hydrocarbons ranging from methane to species with molecular masses above 1400. While the main products are linear paraffinic materials, other species such as branched paraffins, olefins and oxygenated components form part of the product slate. The exact product slate depends on reactor configuration, operating conditions and type of catalyst that is employed, as is evident from e.g. Catal. Rev. -Sci. Eng., 23(1&2), 265-278 (1981).
- Typical reactors for the production of heavier hydrocarbons are the Slurry Bed or the Tubular Fixed Bed types, while typical operating conditions are 160-280° C., in some cases 210-260° C., and 18-50 Bar, in some cases 20-30 Bar.
- Active metals typically useable in the catalyst used in such a reactor include iron, ruthenium or cobalt. While each catalyst will give its own unique product slate, in all cases the product contains some waxy, highly paraffinic material which needs to be further upgraded into usable products.
- the FT products can be converted into a range of final products, such as middle distillates, gasoline, solvents, lube oil bases, etc. Such conversion, which usually consists of a range of processes such as hydrocracking, hydrotreatment and distillation, can be termed a FT work-up process.
- the FT work-up process of this invention uses a feed stream consisting of C 5 and higher hydrocarbons derived from a FT process. This feed is separated into at least two individual fractions, a heavier and at least one lighter fraction. The cut point between the two fractions is usually less than 300° C. and typically around 270° C.
- the >270° C. fraction also referred to as wax, contains a considerable amount of hydrocarbon material, which boils higher than the normal diesel range. If we consider a diesel boiling range of 100-400° C., typically 160-370° C., it means that all material heavier than about 370° C. needs to be converted into lighter materials by means of a catalytic process often referred to as hydrocracking. Catalysts for this step are of the bifunctional type; i.e. they contain sites active for cracking and for hydrogenation.
- Catalytic metals active for hydrogenation include group VIII noble metals, such as platinum or palladium, or sulphided Group VIII base metals, e.g. nickel, cobalt, which may or may not include a sulphided Group VI metal, e.g. molybdenum.
- the support for the metals can be any refractory oxide, such as silica, alumina, titania, zirconia, vanadia and other Group III, IV, VA and VI oxides, alone or in combination with other refractory oxides. Alternatively, the support can partly or totally consist of zeolite. Amorphous silica-alumina is the preferred support for middle distillates conversion.
- Process conditions for hydrocracking can be varied over a wide range and are usually laboriously chosen after extensive experimentation to optimise the yield of middle distillates. In this regard, it is important to note that, as in many chemical reactions, there is a trade-off between conversion and selectivity. A very high conversion will result in a high yield of gases and low yield of distillate fuels. It is therefore important to painstakingly tune the process conditions in order to limit the conversion of >370° C. hydrocarbons. Table 2 lists some of the conditions found, after extensive experimentation, to provide a desirable product range. TABLE 2 Typical Hydrocracking Process Conditions Broad Preferred Process Condition Range Range Temperature, ° C. 150-450 340-400 Pressure, bar(g) 10-200 30-80 Hydrogen Flow Rate, 100-2000 800-1600 m 3 n /m 3 feed Conversion of >370° C. material, 30-80 50-70 Mass %
- hydrotreated fraction may be fractionated into paraffinic materials useful as solvents
- the applicant has now found that the hydrotreated fraction may be directly blended with the products obtained from hydrocracking the wax.
- hydroisomerise the material contained in the condensate stream
- isomerisation leads to the formation of branched isomers, which leads to Cetane ratings less than that of the corresponding normal paraffins (n-paraffins).
- Synthetic diesel fuels produced broadly in accordance with this invention, and other conventional diesels were tested by the applicant. It was found that there were significant differences regarding the chemical composition of the fuels.
- the synthetic fuels contained very small quantities of aromatic species.
- Other differences relate to the predominance of paraffinic species in the synthetic diesels, as can be seen from Table 4(b).
- FIG. 1 The invention will now be illustrated, by way of non-limiting examples only, with reference to the accompanying FIG. 1 .
- a FT work-up process is outlined in the attached FIG. 1 .
- the synthesis gas (syngas), a mixture of Hydrogen and Carbon Monoxide, enters the FT reactor 1 where the synthesis gas is converted to hydrocarbons by the FT process.
- a lighter FT fraction is recovered in line 7 , and may or may not pass through fractionator 2 and hydrotreater 3 .
- the product 9 ( 9 a ) from the hydrotreater may be separated in fractionator 4 or, alternatively, mixed with hydrocracker 5 products 16 and sent to a common fractionator 6 .
- a waxy FT fraction is recovered in line 13 and sent to hydrocracker 5 . If fractionation 2 is considered then the bottoms cut 12 are also sent to hydrocracker 5 .
- the products 16 on their own or mixed with the lighter fraction 9 a , are separated in fractionator 6 .
- a light product fraction, naphtha 19 is obtained from fractionator 6 or by blending equivalent fractions 10 and 17 .
- a somewhat heavier cut i.e. the middle cut, synthetic diesel 20 is obtainable in a similar way from fractionator 6 or by blending equivalent fractions 11 and 18 . This cut is recovered as a 160-370° C. fraction useful as diesel
- the heavy unconverted material 21 from fractionator 6 is recycled to extinction to hydrocracker 5 .
- the residue may be used for production of synthetic lube oil bases.
- a small amount of C 1 -C 4 gases is also separated in fractionator 6 .
- the biodegradability of the fuels was tested using the Carbon Dioxide Evolution method (modified Sturm OECD Method 301B). This method tests for ready biodegradability. A compound can be considered readily biodegradable if it reaches 60% biodegradation within 28 days under the prescribed test conditions. Domestic activated sludge, not previously exposed to industrial effluent, was used as the source of micro-organisms for the test. The biodegradability tests were continuously validated using Sodium acetate as a reference chemical for checking the viability of the micro-organisms
- the test involves aerating the sample by passing carbon dioxide-free air at a controlled rate in the dark or in diffuse light.
- the sample must be the only source of carbon.
- Degradation is followed over 28 days by determining the carbon dioxide produced. This gas is trapped in barium or sodium hydroxide, and it is measured by titration of the residual hydroxide or as inorganic carbon. For additional details refer to the standard procedure.
- the above table is represented graphically in FIG. 3 .
- Fuel S 1 was produced broadly in accordance with the invention, by following the process described above. It is a fully hydroprocessed fuel. The fractionation of the two basic components was completed in separate steps. S 1 diesel was a blend of 84% (vol) of hydrocracked diesel (product stream 11 from fractionator 4 ) and 16% (vol) of hydrotreated diesel (product stream 18 from fractionator 6 ) produced using configuration B of Table 5. It contained 2.68% total aromatics, most of the aromatics species being monocyclic.
- Fuel S 2 was produced by hydrocracking of the FT wax and distilling the diesel fraction (product stream 18 ). The primary light FT products were distilled separately (product stream 11 produced without passing through hydrotreater 3 ). S 2 diesel was obtained by blending these two cuts in a 84:16 ratio (volume). Process Configuration C of Table 5 was used to produce this fuel. The total aromatics content was 2.46%.
- This fuel biodegraded 63% after 28 days under the same conditions described in example 1.
- This fuel can also be considered biodegradable.
- Fuel P 1 is a commercial diesel procured in the United States of America. It meets the US 2D diesel specification. This conventional petroleum based diesel fuel contained 38.22% aromatics, almost 71% of which were monocyclic species.
- Fuel P 2 is a non-commercial fuel procured in the United States of America. It meets the specifications of the California Air Resources Board (CARB) protocol. This fuel contained 9.91% aromatics, mainly monocyclic species. In spite of this, this fuel biodegraded only ca 37% under the conditions described in example 1.
- CARB California Air Resources Board
- a fuel with this behaviour is not considered biodegradable.
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This invention relates to diesel fuel having as a component a middle distillate cut having biodegradability properties. More particularly, this invention relates to a diesel fuel including middle distillates produced from a mainly paraffinic synthetic crude which is produced by the reaction of CO and H2, typically by the Fischer-Tropsch (FT) process. The middle distillate according to the invention has an aromatics content of less than 9%, as determined by the ASTM D 5186 or IP 391 test method. The paraffinic chains of the middle distillate may be predominantly isoparaffins.
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- This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 09/787,641, filed Jun. 6, 2001, which claims priority to Patent Cooperation Treat (PCT) International Application Number PCT/ZA99/00094 having an International Filing Date of Sep. 17, 1999, which claims priority to a Foreign Application Number ZA 98 9037 having a Foreign Filing Date of Oct. 5, 1998.
- This invention relates to middle distillates having biodegradability properties and to a process for production of such distillates. More particularly, this invention relates to middle distillates produced from a mainly paraffinic synthetic crude which is produced by the reaction of CO and H2, typically by the Fischer-Tropsch (FT) process.
- In recent years a trend has developed to produce products which are so called “environmentally friendly”, one aspect of which is biodegradability. To this end various bodies, such as ISO and the OECD have developed test methods to quantify biodegradability. One such test is the CO2 evolution test method, also known as the modified Sturm OECD method 301B, which test for ready biodegradability. In terms of this test, compounds can be considered to be readily biodegradable if they reach 60% biodegradation within 28 days.
- Currently available middle distillates, typically crude oil derived diesel fuels, such as US 2-D grade (low sulphur No. 2-D grade for diesel fuel oil as specified in ASTM D 975-94) and/or CARB (California Air Resources Board 1993 specification) grade diesel, do not meet the biodegradability requirements of the abovementioned biodegradability test.
- The prior art teaches in ZA 96/9890 that high biodegradability of hydrocarbon base oils could be derived from the presence of predominantly mono-methyl branching on the paraffinic carbon backbone. U.S. Pat. No. 5,498,596 discloses a non-toxic, biodegradable well fluid comprising 98% (mass) n-paraffins and less than 1% (mass) monocyclic aromatics as well as other olefinic components. The biodegradability of the well fluid in the U.S. patent can not be related back to the nature of the paraffinic molecules due to the fact that biodegradability is enhanced through branching and not through linear n-paraffinic molecules.
- A need thus exists for a middle distillate cut, typically a diesel fuel, which is readily biodegradable as determined by the abovementioned biodegradability test.
- Thus, according to a first aspect of this invention, there is provided a biodegradable middle distillate cut, such as a diesel fuel, having an aromatics content of less than 9 mass %, as determined by the ASTM D 5186 or IP 391 test method.
- The synthetic middle distillate cut may have less than 8.99 mass % monocyclic aromatics content.
- The synthetic middle distillate cut may have less than 0.01 mass % polycyclic aromatics.
- The synthetic middle distillate cut may have an isoparaffins to n-paraffins mass ratio of between about 1:1 to about 12:1, typically the isoparaffins to n-paraffins mass ratio is between about 2:1 to about 6:1, and in one embodiment is 4:1.
- The synthetic middle distillate cut may be a FT process product, or be at least partially produced in accordance with the FT process and/or process philosophy.
- According to a second aspect of the invention, the synthetic middle distillate cut includes more than 50 mass % isoparaffins, wherein the isoparaffins consist predominantly of methyl and/or ethyl and/or propyl branched isoparaffins.
- The gradient of an isoparaffins to n-paraffins mass ratio profile of the synthetic middle distillate cut may increase from about 1:1 for C8 to 8.54:1 for C15 and decrease again to about 3:1 for C18.
- Typically, a fraction of the synthetic middle distillate cut in the C10 to C18 carbon number range has a higher ratio of isoparaffins to n-paraffins than a C8 to C9 fraction of the synthetic middle distillate cut.
- The isoparaffins to n-paraffins mass ratio of the C10 to C18 fraction may be between 1:1 and 9:1.
- The isoparaffins to n-paraffins mass ratio may be 8.54:1 for a C15 fraction of the synthetic middle distillate cut.
- A C19 to C24 fraction of the middle distillate cut may have a narrow mass ratio range of isoparaffins to n-paraffins of between 3.3:1 and 5:1, generally between 4:1 and 4.9:1.
- The mass ratio of isoparaffins to n-paraffins may be adjusted by controlling the blend ratio of hydrocracked to straight run components of the synthetic middle distillate cut. Thus, the isoparaffins to n-paraffins mass ratio of the C10 to C18 fraction having 30 mass % straight run component may be between 1:1 and 2:5:1.
- The isoparaffins to n-paraffins mass ratio of the C10 to C18 fraction having 20 mass % straight run component may be between 1.5:1 and 3:5:1.
- The isoparaffins to n-paraffins mass ratio of the C10 to C18 fraction having 10 mass % straight run component may be between 2.3:1 and 4.3:1.
- The isoparaffins to n-paraffins mass ratio of the C10 to C18 fraction having substantially only a hydrocracked component may be between 4:1 and 9:1
- At least some of the isoparaffins of the middle distillate cut may be methyl branched.
- Typically, wherein at least some of the isoparaffins are di-methyl branched.
- In a useful embodiment, at least 30 mass % of the isoparaffins are mono-methyl branched.
- Some of the isoparaffins may be ethyl branched, or even propyl branched.
TABLE A Comparison of the Branching Characteristics of Blends of SR, HX and SPD Diesels SR Diesel HX Diesel SPD-Diesel n-Paraff I-Paraff Total n-Paraff I-Paraff Total n-Paraff I-Paraff Total C8 1.07 1.07 0.38 0.38 0.58 0.58 C9 22.64 1.57 24.21 1.86 5.37 7.23 6.01 3.60 9.61 C10 14.73 1.74 16.47 1.90 8.43 10.33 6.48 6.12 12.60 C11 5.43 0.32 5.75 1.60 8.75 10.35 6.13 6.31 12.44 C12 11.79 0.67 12.46 1.41 8.88 10.29 6.57 5.94 12.51 C13 11.16 0.65 11.81 1.32 8.46 9.78 6.31 6.03 12.34 C14 11.66 0.70 12.36 1.27 8.95 10.22 6.41 5.82 12.23 C15 9.19 0.46 9.65 1.03 8.80 9.83 4.98 4.97 9.95 C16 4.94 0.31 5.25 0.96 6.38 7.34 2.58 3.53 6.11 C17 0.88 0.88 0.88 3.92 4.80 0.76 2.33 3.09 C18 0.08 0.08 0.90 2.73 3.63 0.66 1.93 2.59 C19 0.60 2.69 3.29 0.38 1.47 1.85 C20 0.54 2.38 2.92 0.32 0.78 1.10 C21 0.56 2.73 3.29 0.29 0.72 1.01 C22 0.60 2.12 2.72 0.29 0.53 0.82 C23 0.41 1.93 2.34 0.25 0.40 0.65 C24 0.23 0.92 1.15 0.16 0.38 0.54 C25 0.14 0.14 Total 93.57 6.42 99.99 16.45 83.58 100.03 49.16 50.86 100.02
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SPD—Sasol Slurry Phase Distillate
SR—Straight Run
HX—Hydrocracked
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TABLE B Branching Characteristics of Blends of SR & HX Diesels iso: normal Paraffins Ratio (mass) SR Diesel (mass) 0% 10% 20% 30% C8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 C9 2.9 1.3 0.8 0.5 C10 4.4 2.4 1.6 1.1 C11 5.5 4.0 3.0 2.3 C12 6.3 3.3 2.1 1.4 C13 6.4 3.3 2.1 1.4 C14 7.0 3.5 2.2 1.5 C15 8.5 4.3 2.7 1.8 C16 6.6 4.3 2.9 2.1 C17 4.5 4.0 3.6 3.1 C18 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.9 C19 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 C20 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 C21 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 C22 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 C23 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 C24 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 C25 - The above table is represented graphically in
FIG. 2 . - According to a third aspect of the invention, there is provided a biodegradable synthetic middle distillate cut, having an aromatics content substantially as described above.
- According to a fourth aspect of the invention, there is provided a biodegradable synthetic middle distillate cut, having an isoparaffinic content substantially as described above.
- The invention extends to a biodegradable synthetic middle distillate cut, having an isoparaffinic content and an aromatics content substantially as described above.
- The biodegradable synthetic distillate may be a FT product.
- According to a fifth aspect of the invention, there is provided a biodegradable diesel fuel composition including from 10 mass % to 100 mass % of a middle distillate cut as described above.
- The biodegradable diesel fuel composition may include from 0 to 90 mass % of another diesel fuel, such as conventional commercially available diesel fuel.
- The biodegradable diesel fuel composition may include from 0 to 10 mass % additives.
- The additives may include a lubricity improver.
- The lubricity improver may comprise from 0 to 0.5 mass % of the composition, typically from 0.00001 mass % to 0.05 mass % of the composition. In a particularly useful embodiment, the lubricity improver comprises from 0.00 mass 8% to 0.02 mass % of the composition.
- The biodegradable diesel fuel composition may include a crude oil derived diesel, such as US 2-D grade diesel fuel and/or CARB grade diesel fuel, as the other diesel fuel of the composition.
- According to yet another aspect of the invention, there is provided a process for producing a readily biodegradable synthetic middle distillate, the process including:
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- (a) separating the products obtained from synthesis gas via the FT synthesis reaction into one or more heavier fraction and one or more lighter fraction;
- (b) catalytically processing the heavier fraction under conditions which yield mainly middle distillates;
- (c) separating the middle distillate product of step (b) from a light product fraction and a heavier product fraction which are also produced in step (b); and
- (d) blending the middle distillate fraction obtained in step (c) with at least a portion of the one or more lighter fraction of step (a), or products thereof.
- The catalytic processing of step (b) may be a hydroprocessing step, for example, hydrocracking.
- The process for producing a synthetic middle distillate may include one or more additional step of fractionating at least some of the one or more lighter fraction of step (a), or products thereof, prior to step (d).
- The process for producing a synthetic middle distillate may include the additional step of hydrotreating at least some of the one or more light fraction of step (a), or products thereof, prior to step (d).
- The one or more heavier fraction of step (a) may have a boiling point above about 270° C., however, it may be above 300° C.
- The one or more lighter fraction may have a boiling point in the range C5 to the boiling point of the heavier fraction, typically in the range 160° C. to 270° C.
- The product of step (d) may boil in the range 100° C. to 400° C. The product of step (d) may boil in the range 160° C. to 370° C.
- The product of step (d) may be obtained by mixing the middle distillate fraction obtained in step (c) with at least a portion of the one or more lighter fraction of step (a), or products thereof, in a volume ratio of between 1:1 and 9:1, typically 2:1 and 6:1, and in one embodiment, in a volume ratio of 84:16.
- The product of the above process may be a synthetic middle distillate cut, or products thereof, or compositions thereof, as described above.
- The product of step (d) may be a diesel fuel.
- A biodegradable diesel fuel produced in accordance with this invention may be produced from a mainly paraffinic synthetic crude (syncrude) obtained from synthesis gas (syngas) through a reaction like the FT reaction.
- The FT products cover a broad range of hydrocarbons from methane to species with molecular masses above 1400; including mainly paraffinic hydrocarbons and much smaller quantities of other species such as olefins and oxygenates. Such a diesel fuel could be used on its own or in blends to improve the quality of other diesel fuels not meeting the current and/or proposed, more stringent fuel quality and environmental specifications.
- The invention extends to an essentially non-polluting, readily biodegradable diesel fuel composition comprising of a mixture of normal paraffins (n-paraffins) and iso-paraffins in the typical diesel range from 160-370° C., having an iso-paraffin:n-paraffin mass ratio from about 2:1 to about 12:1, more typically from 2:1 to 6:1, and the iso-paraffins of the mixture contain greater than 30 mass %, based on the total mass of the iso-paraffins in the mixture, of mono-methyl species, with the balance consisting mainly of ethyl and/or dimethyl branched species. These iso-paraffins contained in a mixture with minor amounts of aromatics and other materials, contribute to a product from which readily biodegradable diesel fuels can be obtained.
- This diesel will readily biodegrade in an aquatic environment under aerobic conditions. This biodegradability can be attributed to the very low aromatic content present in the middle distillate cut, typically a diesel fuel. The aromatic content will typically comprise 2.5% (mass) of monocyclic, 0.2% (mass) of dicyclic and <10 ppm (mass) of polycyclic aromatics with a total aromatic content of around 2.7% (mass).
- In the drawings,
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FIG. 1 shows a flow sheet of a Fischer-Tropsch process for producing a diesel fuel composition of the present invention; -
FIG. 2 shows a graph representing the branching characteristics of a diesel fuel composition of the present invention; and -
FIG. 3 shows a graph representing the results of the Modified Sturm test for the biodegradeability of diesel fuels carried out on the diesel fuel composition of the invention. - Process
- The process of this invention provides a process for the conversion of primary FT products into naphtha and middle distillates, specifically high performance diesel.
- The FT process is used industrially to convert synthesis gas, derived from coal, natural gas, biomass or heavy oil streams, into hydrocarbons ranging from methane to species with molecular masses above 1400. While the main products are linear paraffinic materials, other species such as branched paraffins, olefins and oxygenated components form part of the product slate. The exact product slate depends on reactor configuration, operating conditions and type of catalyst that is employed, as is evident from e.g. Catal. Rev. -Sci. Eng., 23(1&2), 265-278 (1981).
- Typical reactors for the production of heavier hydrocarbons (i.e. waxy hydrocarbons) are the Slurry Bed or the Tubular Fixed Bed types, while typical operating conditions are 160-280° C., in some cases 210-260° C., and 18-50 Bar, in some cases 20-30 Bar. Active metals typically useable in the catalyst used in such a reactor include iron, ruthenium or cobalt. While each catalyst will give its own unique product slate, in all cases the product contains some waxy, highly paraffinic material which needs to be further upgraded into usable products. The FT products can be converted into a range of final products, such as middle distillates, gasoline, solvents, lube oil bases, etc. Such conversion, which usually consists of a range of processes such as hydrocracking, hydrotreatment and distillation, can be termed a FT work-up process.
- The FT work-up process of this invention uses a feed stream consisting of C5 and higher hydrocarbons derived from a FT process. This feed is separated into at least two individual fractions, a heavier and at least one lighter fraction. The cut point between the two fractions is usually less than 300° C. and typically around 270° C.
- The table below gives a typical composition of the two fractions, within about 10% accuracy:
TABLE 1 Typical Fischer-Tropsch product after separation into two fractions Condensate Wax Boiling range (<270° C., volume %) (>270° C., volume %) C5-160° C. 45 160-270° C. 51 3 270-370° C. 4 35 370-500° C. 42 >500° C. 20 - The >270° C. fraction, also referred to as wax, contains a considerable amount of hydrocarbon material, which boils higher than the normal diesel range. If we consider a diesel boiling range of 100-400° C., typically 160-370° C., it means that all material heavier than about 370° C. needs to be converted into lighter materials by means of a catalytic process often referred to as hydrocracking. Catalysts for this step are of the bifunctional type; i.e. they contain sites active for cracking and for hydrogenation.
- Catalytic metals active for hydrogenation include group VIII noble metals, such as platinum or palladium, or sulphided Group VIII base metals, e.g. nickel, cobalt, which may or may not include a sulphided Group VI metal, e.g. molybdenum. The support for the metals can be any refractory oxide, such as silica, alumina, titania, zirconia, vanadia and other Group III, IV, VA and VI oxides, alone or in combination with other refractory oxides. Alternatively, the support can partly or totally consist of zeolite. Amorphous silica-alumina is the preferred support for middle distillates conversion.
- Process conditions for hydrocracking can be varied over a wide range and are usually laboriously chosen after extensive experimentation to optimise the yield of middle distillates. In this regard, it is important to note that, as in many chemical reactions, there is a trade-off between conversion and selectivity. A very high conversion will result in a high yield of gases and low yield of distillate fuels. It is therefore important to painstakingly tune the process conditions in order to limit the conversion of >370° C. hydrocarbons. Table 2 lists some of the conditions found, after extensive experimentation, to provide a desirable product range.
TABLE 2 Typical Hydrocracking Process Conditions Broad Preferred Process Condition Range Range Temperature, ° C. 150-450 340-400 Pressure, bar(g) 10-200 30-80 Hydrogen Flow Rate, 100-2000 800-1600 m3 n/m3 feed Conversion of >370° C. material, 30-80 50-70 Mass % - It will be clear to those skilled in the art that it is possible to convert all the >370° C. material in the feedstock by recycling the part that is not converted during the hydrocracking process.
- As is evident from table 1, most of the fraction boiling below 270° C. is already boiling in the typical boiling range for diesel, i.e. 160-370° C. This fraction may or may not be subjected to hydrotreating. By hydrotreating, heteroatoms are removed and unsaturated compounds are hydrogenated. Hydrotreating is a well-known industrial process catalysed by any catalyst having a hydrogenation function, e.g. Group VIII noble metal or a sulphided base metal or sulphided Group VI metals, or combinations thereof. Preferred supports are alumina and silica. Table 3 lists typical operating conditions for the hydrotreating process.
TABLE 3 Typical Hydrotreating Process Conditions Broad Preferred Process Condition Range Range Temperature, ° C. 150-450 200-400 Pressure, bar(g) 10-200 30-80 Hydrogen Flow Rate, m3 n/m3 feed 100-2000 400-1600 - While the hydrotreated fraction may be fractionated into paraffinic materials useful as solvents, the applicant has now found that the hydrotreated fraction may be directly blended with the products obtained from hydrocracking the wax. Although it is possible to hydroisomerise the material contained in the condensate stream, the applicant has found that this leads to a small, but significant loss of material in the diesel boiling range to lighter material. Furthermore, isomerisation leads to the formation of branched isomers, which leads to Cetane ratings less than that of the corresponding normal paraffins (n-paraffins).
- Several diesel fuels, produced broadly in accordance with the invention, as well as other crude oil derived diesel fuels such as US 2-D grade and CARB grade, were tested by the applicant. The basic characteristics of the fuels tested for biodegradability are included in Table 4(a).
- Synthetic diesel fuels, produced broadly in accordance with this invention, and other conventional diesels were tested by the applicant. It was found that there were significant differences regarding the chemical composition of the fuels.
- In particular, the synthetic fuels contained very small quantities of aromatic species. Other differences relate to the predominance of paraffinic species in the synthetic diesels, as can be seen from Table 4(b).
- Upon analysis, it thus appears, since most of the other characteristics of the synthetic and conventional diesel fuels are not very dissimilar, the difference in the biodegradability performance can be attributed to the differences in the chemical nature indicated above.
TABLE 4(a) Basic Characteristics of the Tested Fuels CARB* SPD Diesel SPD Diesel Commercial US Protocol Fuel Name Type A Type B 2D Standard Fuel Code S1 S2 P1 P2 Density (15° C.) Kg/dm3 0.7769 0.7779 0.8547 0.8308 Distillation ASTM D86 IBP ° C. 189 185 184 203 10% ° C. 209 208 214 218 50% ° C. 256 257 259 249 90% ° C. 331 332 312 290 FBP ° C. 356 358 342 351 HPLC Modified 0.47% 0.35% 32.78% 6.65% Aromatics IP 391 (mass %) Method Monocyclic Mass % of 93.62% N/A 71.35% 99.55% HPLC Aromatics Bicyclic Mass % of 6.38% N/A 25.84% 0.45% HPLC Aromatics Polycyclic Mass % of <0.01% N/A 2.81% <0.01% HPLC Aromatics Oxygen (mass %) N/D 0.3% N/D N/D Sulphur ASTM 0.001% 0.002% 0.022% 0.028% (mass %) D4294
*CARB—California Air Resources Board
- Furthermore, in a specific middle distillate produced in accordance with this invention, the total amount of isoparaffins in the light boiling range of the diesel (160-270° C. fraction) and the heavier range of the diesel (270° C.-370° C.) are shown in the following Table 4(b).
TABLE 4(b) Isoparaffins: n-Paraffins of Middle Distillate Fractions Average Iso: Normal Boiling Corresponding Paraffins Ratio Range Carbon Range Range Typical value 160-270° C. C10-C17 0.5-4.0 2.2 270-370° C. C17-C23 4.0-14.0 10.5 - It is this unique composition of the synthetic fuel, which is directly caused by the way in which the FT work-up process of this invention is operated, that contributes to the unique characteristics of said middle distillates.
- The applicant has also found, that from the perspective of fuel quality, it is not necessary to hydrotreat the <270° C. fraction, adding said fraction directly to the products from hydrocracking the wax. While this results in the inclusion of oxygenates and unsaturates in the final diesel, fuel specifications usually allow for this. Circumventing the need for hydrotreatment of the condensate results in considerable savings of both capital and operating cost.
- The invention will now be illustrated, by way of non-limiting examples only, with reference to the accompanying
FIG. 1 . - A FT work-up process is outlined in the attached
FIG. 1 . The synthesis gas (syngas), a mixture of Hydrogen and Carbon Monoxide, enters the FT reactor 1 where the synthesis gas is converted to hydrocarbons by the FT process. - A lighter FT fraction is recovered in line 7, and may or may not pass through
fractionator 2 and hydrotreater 3. The product 9 (9 a) from the hydrotreater may be separated in fractionator 4 or, alternatively, mixed with hydrocracker 5products 16 and sent to acommon fractionator 6. - A waxy FT fraction is recovered in
line 13 and sent to hydrocracker 5. Iffractionation 2 is considered then the bottoms cut 12 are also sent to hydrocracker 5. Theproducts 16, on their own or mixed with the lighter fraction 9 a, are separated infractionator 6. - Depending on the process scheme, a light product fraction,
naphtha 19, is obtained fromfractionator 6 or by blendingequivalent fractions − 160° C. fraction useful as naphtha. - A somewhat heavier cut i.e. the middle cut,
synthetic diesel 20, is obtainable in a similar way fromfractionator 6 or by blendingequivalent fractions - The heavy
unconverted material 21 fromfractionator 6 is recycled to extinction to hydrocracker 5. Alternatively, the residue may be used for production of synthetic lube oil bases. A small amount of C1-C4 gases is also separated infractionator 6. - The described FT work-up process of
FIG. 1 may be combined in a number of configurations. The applicant considers these an exercise in what is known in the art as Process Synthesis Optimisation. - However, the specific process conditions for the Work-up of Fischer-Tropsch primary products, the possible process configurations of which are outlined in Table 5, were obtained after extensive and laborious experimentation and design.
TABLE 5 Possible Fischer-Tropsch Product Work-up Process Configurations Process Configuration Process Step A B C D E F 2 Light FT Product Fractionator X X 3 Light FT Product Hydrotreater X X X X 4 Hydrotreater Products Fractionator X X X 5 Waxy FT Product Hydrocracker X X X X X X 6 Hydrocracked Products Fractionator X X X X X X
Number Reference numerals ofFIG. 1
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Experimental Procedure - The biodegradability of the fuels was tested using the Carbon Dioxide Evolution method (modified Sturm OECD Method 301B). This method tests for ready biodegradability. A compound can be considered readily biodegradable if it reaches 60% biodegradation within 28 days under the prescribed test conditions. Domestic activated sludge, not previously exposed to industrial effluent, was used as the source of micro-organisms for the test. The biodegradability tests were continuously validated using Sodium acetate as a reference chemical for checking the viability of the micro-organisms
- The test involves aerating the sample by passing carbon dioxide-free air at a controlled rate in the dark or in diffuse light. The sample must be the only source of carbon. Degradation is followed over 28 days by determining the carbon dioxide produced. This gas is trapped in barium or sodium hydroxide, and it is measured by titration of the residual hydroxide or as inorganic carbon. For additional details refer to the standard procedure.
- The results of the tests are set out in table 6 and chart 1 below.
TABLE 6 Biodegradability of Diesel Fuels (Modified Sturm Test) Synthetic Petroleum Days Diesels Diesels from start of SPD A SPD B US 2D CARB test sequence S1 S2 P1 P2 0 0% 0% 0% 0% 2 4% 4% 2% 2% 5 12% 11% 4% 7% 9 22% 19% 14% 15% 13 31% 23% 18% 16% 15 39% 30% 23% 20% 19 45% 39% 26% 22% 22 48% 41% 28% 24% 27 58% 53% 32% 27% 28 62% 60% 34% 35% 28 61% 63% 34% 37% - The above table is represented graphically in
FIG. 3 . - Fuel S1 was produced broadly in accordance with the invention, by following the process described above. It is a fully hydroprocessed fuel. The fractionation of the two basic components was completed in separate steps. S1 diesel was a blend of 84% (vol) of hydrocracked diesel (
product stream 11 from fractionator 4) and 16% (vol) of hydrotreated diesel (product stream 18 from fractionator 6) produced using configuration B of Table 5. It contained 2.68% total aromatics, most of the aromatics species being monocyclic. - This fuel biodegraded 61% after 28 days under the conditions specified for the described modified Sturm OECD Method 301 B. A fuel with this behaviour is considered biodegradable.
- Fuel S2 was produced by hydrocracking of the FT wax and distilling the diesel fraction (product stream 18). The primary light FT products were distilled separately (
product stream 11 produced without passing through hydrotreater 3). S2 diesel was obtained by blending these two cuts in a 84:16 ratio (volume). Process Configuration C of Table 5 was used to produce this fuel. The total aromatics content was 2.46%. - This fuel biodegraded 63% after 28 days under the same conditions described in example 1. This fuel can also be considered biodegradable.
- Fuel P1 is a commercial diesel procured in the United States of America. It meets the US 2D diesel specification. This conventional petroleum based diesel fuel contained 38.22% aromatics, almost 71% of which were monocyclic species.
- This fuel biodegraded 34% under the conditions described in example 1. A fuel with this behaviour is not considered biodegradable.
- Fuel P2 is a non-commercial fuel procured in the United States of America. It meets the specifications of the California Air Resources Board (CARB) protocol. This fuel contained 9.91% aromatics, mainly monocyclic species. In spite of this, this fuel biodegraded only ca 37% under the conditions described in example 1.
- A fuel with this behaviour is not considered biodegradable.
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1. A diesel fuel composition including from 10% to 100% of a synthetic middle distillate cut having less than 9 mass %, as determined according to IP 391 or ASTM D 5186 standards, aromatics content, the synthetic middle distillate cut having less than 8.99 mass % monocyclic aromatics content and less than 0.01 mass % polycyclic aromatic content, wherein the synthetic distillate is derived from a FT primary product and the synthetic middle distillate cut is at least 60% biodegradeable within 28 days when using the Modified Sturm OECD method 301B.
2. A diesel fuel composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the synthetic middle distillate cut has an isoparaffins to n-paraffins mass ratio of between about 1:1 to about 9:1.
3. A diesel fuel composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the synthetic middle distillate cut has an isoparaffins to n-paraffins mass ratio is between about 2:1 to about 6:1.
4. A diesel fuel composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the synthetic middle distillate cut has an isoparaffins to n-paraffins mass ratio is 4:1.
5. A diesel fuel composition as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the synthetic middle distillate cut comprises more than 50 mass % isoparaffins, wherein the isoparaffins are predominantly methyl and/or ethyl and/or propyl branched.
6. A diesel fuel composition as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the gradient of an isoparaffins to n-paraffins mass ratio profile of the synthetic middle distillate cut increases from about 1:1 for C8 to 8.54:1 for C15 and decrease again to about 3:1 for C18.
7. A diesel fuel composition as claimed in claim 6 , wherein a fraction of the synthetic middle distillate cut in the C10 to C18 carbon number range has a higher ratio of isoparaffins to n-paraffins than a C8 to C9 fraction of the synthetic middle distillate cut.
8. A diesel fuel composition as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the isoparaffins to n-paraffins mass ratio of the C10 to C18 fraction is between 1:1 and 9:1.
9. A diesel fuel composition as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the isoparaffins to n-paraffins mass ratio is about 8.54:1 for a C15 fraction of the synthetic middle distillate cut.
10. A diesel fuel composition as claimed in claim 6 , wherein a C19 to C24 fraction of the middle distillate cut has a mass ratio range of isoparaffins to n-paraffins of between 3.3:1 and 5:1.
11. A diesel fuel composition as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the C19 to C24 fraction of the middle distillate cut has a mass ratio range of isoparaffins to n-paraffins of between 4:1 and 4.9:1.
12. A diesel fuel composition as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the mass ratio of isoparaffins to n-paraffins is adjusted by controlling the blend ratio of hydrocracked to straight run components of the synthetic middle distillate cut.
13. A diesel fuel composition as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the isoparaffins to n-paraffins mass ratio of the C10 to C18 fraction having 30 mass % straight run component is between 1:1 and 2:5:1.
14. A diesel fuel composition as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the isoparaffins to n-paraffins mass ratio of the C10 to C18 fraction having 20 mass % straight run component is between 1.5:1 and 3:5:1.
15. A diesel fuel composition as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the isoparaffins to n-paraffins mass ratio of the C10 to C18 fraction having 10 mass % straight run component is between 2.3:1 and 4.3:1.
16. A diesel fuel composition as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the isoparaffins to n-paraffins mass ratio of the C10 to C18 fraction having substantially only a hydrocracked component is between 4:1 and 9:1.
17. A diesel fuel composition as claimed in claim 5 , wherein at least some of the isoparaffins are di-methyl branched.
18. A diesel fuel composition as claimed in claim 5 , wherein at least 30 mass % of the isoparaffins are mono-methyl branched.
19. A diesel fuel composition as claimed in claim 18 , wherein at least some of the isoparaffins are ethyl branched.
20. A diesel fuel composition as claimed in claim 1 , including from 0 to 90 mass % of at least one other diesel fuel.
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