Extraction of Deasphalted Oil from Vacuum Residue

감압잔사유로부터 탈아스팔트오일의 추출

In order to maximize the utility of vacuum residue, supercritical solvent extraction technique where n-pentane was used as a supercritical solvent was applied to obtain deasphalted oil from vacuum residue. Oil-extraction yield at various temperatures and pressures and the contents of metal complex and sulfur of extracted oil were investigated. In supercritical state, extraction yield of deasphalted oil was found to be strongly dependent on the n-pentane density, and the metal complex content of extracted oil was effectively lowered when compared with that of vacuum residue. However, the sulfur content of extracted oil showed little difference when compared with that of vacuum residue.

본 연구에서는 감압잔사유의 활용을 극대화하는 것을 목적으로 초임계 용매 추출법을 이용하여 탈아스팔트오일을 추출하였다. 초임계 용매로 n-pentane을 사용하였으며 온도와 압력 변화에 따른 추출수율과 추출된 오일 중 금속성분 및 황성분 함량의 변화가 조사되었다. 탈아스팔트오일의 추출수율은 사용한 용매의 초임계 영역에서 밀도에 크게 좌우됨이 조사되었고 추출유의 금속성분 함량은 감압잔사유에 비하여 크게 제거되었으나, 황성분 제거율은 낮았다.