INRTU Scientists Develop Import-Substituting Technologies to Process Crude Oil
Scientists of the School of High Technologies carry out experiments on determination of performance properties of petroleum products. The experiments are part of a large-scale study, aiming at technological processes optimization, the expansion of the raw material base for energy and resource efficiency of fuel formulations.
The project is implemented by the Chemical Technology Department named after N.I. Yaropolov, headed by Professor Svetlana Dyachkova.
“Increasing demand for oil products with an increase of the depth of Crude Oil refining and a decrease in the cost of production poses a challenge for manufacturers to find new technologies of Crude Oil processing. Under conditions of limited import supplies, ensuring the production of fuels becomes crucial. That is why the work of the Chemical Technology Department becomes more and more relevant. Our research is focused on technological processes optimization and modeling of high-margin motor fuel compositions,” says Svetlana Dyachekova.One of the key stages of the research is experiments to determine the chemmotological (performance) properties of petroleum products. The experiments involve the study of the fractional composition, determination of temperature characteristics, sulfur content in petroleum products, and so on. These are the initial data necessary for optimization of recipes, the modification of technological parameters, the mathematical modeling of processes and apparatus calculation.
During the experiments, the researchers use modern equipment that allows to analyze the products throughout the petroleum refining cycle from gasoline to bitumen production. The equipment is the contribution of the university to the development of this direction, part of the equipment was purchased with the sponsorship of the Angarsk Petrochemical Company.
The effectiveness of the researchers' work is confirmed by numerous publications in the most prestigious scientific journals such as Theoretical Foundations of Chemical Engineering, Petroleum Chemistry, Ecology and Industry of Russia, Chemical Industry Today, Oil Refining and Petrochemistry, etc.
Over the past five years, disciples of Professor Svetlana Dyachekova have received 7 patents, published 20 articles indexed by international databases Scopus, WoS and RSCI. In 2023 two PhD dissertations were defended on this subject.
Petrochemical cluster enterprises show great interest in the project, according to which the researchers perform the R&D. Thus, in 2023 two subject contracts were drawn between the university and industrial partners. One of the contracts was to study the chemmotological properties of straight-run fractions, and the second - to develop new desulfurization methods.
Photo was granted by Svetlana Dyachekova
