Gasification of Heavy Oil

Abstract

On account of difficulties of the sufficient desulfurization of fuel oil, gasification of heavy oil and desulfulization of the gas become important problem in Japan. However, effectual gasification of heavy oil, especially asphaltic bottom, is quite difficult.
In this paper, three fundamental processes of gasification of heavy oil thermal cracking, partial oxidation at high temperature, hydrocracking-and some combination of these processes have been elucidated. Futhermore, one assumptive plan on the future processes has also been proposed.