solvent deasphalting (sda)

At present Solvent Deasphalting is one of the most interesting ‘Bottom-to-

Barrel’ technologies to process heavy residues in modern refineries.

Due to the major price differences more and more

heavy, high-sulphur crude oils are used in refinery Lube oil refinery Refining

processes rather than light, low-sulphur crudes.

Fuel oil refinery FCC unit
Atmospheric
distillation
This requires more efficient residue processing
technologies. Crude oil Hydrocracker

Deasphalted Oil
Since the SDA technology has the lowest invest- distillation
ment cost compared to other residue technolo-
Vacuum

gies (e.g. hydrocracker, coking plant, visbreaker, Atmospheric

residue
SDA
gasification, …), the long-known ‘Solvent Deas-
phalting’ process used in lubricating oil refineries is
Biturox®
increasingly applied by fuel oil refineries. Vacuum Bitumen
Pitch
residue
plant
At own pilot plants and based on long-years’ Residue Processing Technology
research and development various processes can
SDA unit as part of a modern residue processing technology
be simulated for an optimum plant design.

sda plants… all from a single source...

Propane deasphalting plant,
H&R Ölwerke Schindler GmbH,
Hamburg, Germany, 2011

Samples

EDL Anlagenbau Gesellschaft mbH

Lindenthaler Hauptstraße 145 | 04158 Leipzig | Germany
Mr. Andreas Liebscher (Head of Sales)
Telefon: +49 341 4664-360 | Fax: +49 341 4664-379
E-Mail: andreas.liebscher@edl.poerner.de
www.edl.poerner.de
sda / pda pilot plants
EDL operates own pilot plants with autoclaves for 0.5 l and 5 l in a
pressure range of 30 to 300 bar in cooperation with the Leipzig Uni-
versity.

The tests show the following results:

▪ Determination of the equilibria data at constant pressure and tem-
perature
▪ Optimization and determination of process parameters
▪ Optimization of the solvent ratio related to the feedstock
▪ Analytical evaluation of the DAO and pitch product quality Determination of the extraction equilibria
▪ Definition of DAO and pitch yields as well as the solvent percentage in the Leipzig laboratory
▪ Optimization of pitch reflux in the extractor

process simulation and design

Pörner / EDL offer an extensive program for evaluating test and analysis data both for thermodynamic and hydraulic design
of the extraction column used in the solvent deasphalting process, as well as for evaluating DAO and pitch to be further
processed in downstream units.

0,14

Triangle diagram Solvent is propane

0,12 100 % Solvent

VR
30 °C 30 barg
DAO
0,1 PITCH 40 °C 30 barg

50 °C 30 barg
Mass fraction (-)

0,08

60 °C 30 barg

0,06 70 °C 30 barg

0,04

0,02
DAO Pitch
890 kg/m³ 1010 kg/m³
0 905 920 935 950 965 980 995
300 400 500 600 700 800 900
Boiling temperature (°C)

typical plant layout

Main components of a SDA unit are:
▪ Extractor
▪ DAO train
▪ Pitch train
▪ Solvent recovery

Concept of a SDA unit

We look forward to presenting our capabilities to you in a personal meeting.

www.edl.poerner.de

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