Study of the performance of a trickle bed reactor applied to oil hydrodesulfurization process

Authors

  • Marcos Fabio Farias Souza Departamentode Química/Campus Itabaiana, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Itabaiana-SE.
  • Pedro Leite de Santana Departamento de Engenharia Química/Centro Ciências Exatas, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Aracaju-SE.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14808/sci.plena.2016.054203

Keywords:

trickle bed reactor, hydrodesulfurization, heterogeneous model

Abstract

A heterogeneous reactor model in one-dimensional transient was developed to simulate a trickle bed reactor (TBR) applied to hydrodesulfurization (HDS) of oil. The model incorporates the resistance to mass transfer in gas-liquid and liquid-solid interfaces and an expression of the reaction rate based kinetic model of Langmuir-Hinshelwood type. Through parameter estimation, the model was fitted based on experimental data from a pilot-scale reactor and then validated under different experimental conditions. Finally, it were studied both H2S inhibiting effect and the effect of operating conditions on the HDS conversion, such as pressure, temperature, and liquid hourly space velocity (LHSV). 

Author Biographies

Marcos Fabio Farias Souza, Departamentode Química/Campus Itabaiana, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Itabaiana-SE.

http://lattes.cnpq.br/9811263723602123

Pedro Leite de Santana, Departamento de Engenharia Química/Centro Ciências Exatas, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Aracaju-SE.

http://lattes.cnpq.br/3987314871651010

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Published

2016-05-12

How to Cite

Souza, M. F. F., & de Santana, P. L. (2016). Study of the performance of a trickle bed reactor applied to oil hydrodesulfurization process. Scientia Plena, 12(5). https://doi.org/10.14808/sci.plena.2016.054203

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 5 (2016): May/Maio 2016

Section

VII Seminário de Pesquisa em Engenharia Química - Edição financiada pela CAPES

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