Grant: Collaborative Research and Development Grants
University of Alberta
$110,000.00
Chronic corrosion-fouling and catastrophic asphaltene floculation in heavy oil upgrading
FY 2013-14
Summary
Heated metal surfaces employed in high-temperature refinery heat exchangers, fractionator furnaces, and delayed coker furnaces tend to accumulate thick thermally insulating foulant layers largely composed of metallic sulfides and carbonaceous coke. Such fouling is major industrial problem that results in hundreds of millions of dollars in additional operating costs. To date it is both poorly understood and poorly controlled. We plan to explain the complex corrosion - asphaltene flocculation synergy that results in fouling using a unique analytical approach.
Program
Collaborative Research and Development Grants
Recipient
Location
Alberta, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
445639-2012
Name nom
Mitlin, David
Department département
Chemical and Materials Engineering
Organization id
9
Institution établissement
University of Alberta
Province en
Alberta
Province fr
Alberta
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2013
Competition year année de concours
2012
Award amount
110000
Program id
CRDPJ
Program name en
Collaborative Research and Development Grants
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement coopérative
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
96
Committee name en
RPP Internal Decision Cttee
Committee name fr
Cté de décision interne - PPR
Area of application code
306
Area of application group en
Energy resources
Area of application group fr
Ressources d'énergie
Area of application en
Energy efficiency
Area of application fr
Efficacité énergétique
Research subject code
2003
Research subject group en
Materials science and technology
Research subject group fr
Science et technologie des matériaux
Research subject en
Metallurgy
Research subject fr
Métallurgie
Partie
1
Nb partie
3
Application title
Chronic corrosion-fouling and catastrophic asphaltene floculation in heavy oil upgrading
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Heated metal surfaces employed in high-temperature refinery heat exchangers, fractionator furnaces, and delayed coker furnaces tend to accumulate thick thermally insulating foulant layers largely composed of metallic sulfides and carbonaceous coke. Such fouling is major industrial problem that results in hundreds of millions of dollars in additional operating costs. To date it is both poorly understood and poorly controlled. We plan to explain the complex corrosion - asphaltene flocculation synergy that results in fouling using a unique analytical approach.
