申请人:GENERAL SEKIYU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
公开号:EP0538738A2
公开(公告)日:1993-04-28
This process for the desulfurization and denitration of light oil is effected by extraction with an organic solvent containing nitrogen. The invention also relates to light oil desulfurized and denitrated by said process as well as an organic solvent containing nitrogen for the extraction. The solvent is selected from among, for example, hetrocyclic compounds containing nitrogen, such as pyrrolidones, imidazolidinones, pyrimidinones and pyridinium salts, and acid amides. The combination of the process of this invention with any ordinary process for hydrodesulfurization enables the production of light oil having a sulfur content not exceeding 0.01% by weight. Light oil still containing benzothiophenone and dibenzothiophenone derivatives after hydrodesulfurization can be easily desulfurized to yield a desulfurized product not having any undesirable color, or any offensive smell. Also, the extraction of nitrogen compounds and aromatic compound from light oil is effected by the same process. As the re-extraction of sulfur compounds from the extracted phase or the separation of the extracted phase into the solvent and the extracted oil can be easily carried out, the solvent is reusable. The light oil treated according to the process of this invention enables a reduction of particulates in the combustion product thereof, and has a high cetane index.
这种轻油脱硫脱硝工艺是通过使用含氮有机溶剂进行萃取来实现的。本发明还涉及通过上述工艺脱硫和脱硝的轻油,以及用于萃取的含氮有机溶剂。例如,溶剂可选自含氮杂环化合物,如吡咯烷酮、咪唑烷酮、嘧啶酮、嘧啶鎓盐和酸酰胺。将本发明的工艺与任何普通的加氢脱硫工艺相结合,可以生产出硫含量不超过 0.01% (按重量计)的轻质油。加氢脱硫后仍含有苯并噻吩酮和二苯并噻吩酮衍生物的轻油可以很容易地进行脱硫处理,生产出的脱硫产品没有任何不良的颜色,也没有任何刺激性气味。此外,从轻油中提取氮化合物和芳香族化合物也可以采用相同的工艺。由于从萃取相中重新萃取硫化合物或将萃取相分离为溶剂和萃取油的过程很容易进行,因此溶剂可以重复使用。根据本发明工艺处理的轻油可减少燃烧产物中的微粒,并具有较高的十六烷值。