There are very limited role for thermal processing in the
refinery because it does not give selective product as well as its processed
stream has to pass through hydro processing. However, due to the production of
heavy oil feeds using catalytic refinery process may not be efficient process.
Thermal cracking processes are designed to handle heavy residues with high
Asphaltenic and metal contents. Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle is one
of the oldest thermal process, which is used for electricity, which can handle
a wide range of poor quality feed stocks coal, heavy oil, natural gas and even
plant waste and produce a wide range of products such as syngas Hydrogen,
carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide . The process also crucial for hydrogen,
ammonia, methanol and synthetic fossil fuel For example liquid gasoline, it
contains no sulphur or benzene, making it extremely clean burning by using
methanol to gasoline processes. Syn-fuels better than conventional fuel but at
significantly which have higher price, Hence, syn fuels more expensive, which
have wide scope for technological development in order to make production
economically viable. Under gasification, the sulphur in heavy oil can be
converted into carbonyl sulphide while conversion of fuel bound nitrogen to
gaseous nitrogen and ammonia. Currently, process mainly used with the
association of steam reforming, dry reforming and partial oxidation mainly for
the coal, bottom of the barrel, asphalt or petroleum coke.
Refining Integration and Petrochemical:
The petrochemical industries and integration of refining is
a mutual benefit where utilization of refinery products and by-products as a
feedstock for petrochemicals. Therefore, it is a strategic benefit over
reducing the costs of feed and utilizing in the form of customize products. And
also both industries are looking for opportunity to make use of their processing
option where refinery can process dirtier feedstock (heavy oil) while commodity
supply can be improved in the petrochemical. specifically this model can be
effectively utilize in the refinery for heavy oil processing mainly using
cracking process or the thermal processes ,whereas petrochemical benefited from
their value products such as propylene and BTX, FCC naphtha, surplus Coker
naphtha, etc.
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