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    The document proposes an alternative approach called a "topping plant" for processing asphaltenic heavy crude oil. A topping plant would directly split heavy crude oil into distillates and pitch cut rather than relying on catalysts that are easily poisoned. For a typical Iranian extra-heavy crude oil, a topping plant could obtain high quality pitch with excellent viscosity and adhesion properties. The document presents a conceptual design and economic feasibility study showing the fixed capital investment for a topping plant is $2000-$3000 per barrel with an annual return on capital of 50%.

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    The document proposes an alternative approach called a "topping plant" for processing asphaltenic heavy crude oil. A topping plant would directly split heavy crude oil into distillates and pitch cut rather than relying on catalysts that are easily poisoned. For a typical Iranian extra-heavy crude oil, a topping plant could obtain high quality pitch with excellent viscosity and adhesion properties. The document presents a conceptual design and economic feasibility study showing the fixed capital investment for a topping plant is $2000-$3000 per barrel with an annual return on capital of 50%.

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    The document proposes an alternative approach called a "topping plant" for processing asphaltenic heavy crude oil. A topping plant would directly split heavy crude oil into distillates and pitch cut rather than relying on catalysts that are easily poisoned. For a typical Iranian extra-heavy crude oil, a topping plant could obtain high quality pitch with excellent viscosity and adhesion properties. The document presents a conceptual design and economic feasibility study showing the fixed capital investment for a topping plant is $2000-$3000 per barrel with an annual return on capital of 50%.

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    Topping Plant: An alternative approach for asphaltenic heavy crude oil processing

    Mahmoud Bayat *,a, Sattarin Manzara, Teymouri Mohammada. Modarresi Hassanb


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    Research Institute of Petroleum Industry,. P.O. Box: 14665-137, Tehran, Iran b Topsoe Fuel Cell Nymoellevej 66 DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby Denmark (* corresponding author: bayatm@ripi.ir)

    Generally, more than 50% of heavy oil (API<20) feed stock, in crude distillation unit, remains as residue, requiring upgrading process to be converted to valuable products. However, residue upgrading units often utilise catalysts, which could be easily poisoned by heavy metals of these types of residue. Alternatively, since residue from asphaltenic heavy crude oil is naturally good pitch, it would be advantageous if the crude is directly split into several lumped distillates and pitch cut, in a topping plant. We found that high quality pitch having an excellent viscosity (350 cP at 130 C) and adhesion property could be obtained, for a typical Iranian extra-heavy crude oil. Based on this, in this paper, an innovative conceptual design following by a comprehensive economical feasibility study of a topping plant is presented for the mentioned crude oil. The fixed capital investment of a topping plant is about 2000 3000 $/bbl, with an high annually rate of return on capital, i.e. 50%.rate.

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