简介:SudanKhartoumRefineryCo.hasselectedauniqueroutefeaturingdelayedcokingofcrudeinconnectionwiththehighlysourandhigh-calciumheavycrudeextractedfromSudaneseoilblockNo.6.Thecrudeoilafterpretreatmentforcalciumremovalissubjectedtocokingforremovalofacidsandmetalswiththecokerproductsbeingfurtherprocessed.ThecrudeoilextractedfromSudaneseoilblockNo.6containsashighas13mgKOH/gofcrudeinadditiontoacalciumcontentof1600ppm.Thisarticlemakesananalysisonproblemsrelatedwiththeoperationofcommercialdelayedcokingunitforprocessingofhighlysourcrudeandbringforthmeasurestosolvetheseproblems.Theliquidyieldresultedfromcokingofcrudeoilcanreach82m%,andthepetroleumcokecanmeetthequalityrequirementforclass3Bpetroleumcoke.