Upgrading of heavy oil by manipulating temperature in high temperature and high pressure water

• Project/Area Number: 26420778
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Reaction engineering/Process system
• Research Institution: Utsunomiya University
• Principal Investigator: SATO Takafumi 宇都宮大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 准教授 (60375524)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): WATANABE Masaru 東北大学, 大学院工学研究科, 准教授 (40312607)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
• Budget Amount: ¥5,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,170,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
• Keywords: 高温高圧水 / 重質油 / 水素化 / 水性ガスシフト反応 / 重質油改質 / 水素化反応

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Upgrading of heavy oil was examined by semi-batch flow system in the presence of carbon monoxide in high temperature and high pressure water. The hydrogen donation through water-gas shift reaction was effective and there was optimal temperature to produce light oil.
Further, the catalytic water gas shift reaction in high temperature water was enhanced in low pressure region. The high pressure treating device with temperature gradient under high temperature and pressure was also developed.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Low-temperature Hydrogenation of Toluene by Electrolysis of Water with Hydrogen Permeable Palladium Membrane Electrode (2017)
  • Author(s): Takafumi Sato, Ayaka Takada, Naotsugu Itoh
  • Journal Title: Chemistry Letters Volume: 46 Issue: 4 Pages: 477-480
  • DOI: 10.1246/cl.161164
  • NAID: 130005549092
  • ISSN: 0366-7022, 1348-0715
  • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Using a hydrogen-permeable palladium membrane electrode to produce hydrogen from water and hydrogenate toluene (2016)
  • Author(s): Takafumi Sato, Shuhei Sato, Naotsugu Itoh
  • Journal Title: International journal of hydrogen energy Volume: 41 Issue: 12 Pages: 5419-5427
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.01.151
  • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Effect of CO addition on upgrading bitumen in supercritical water (2015)
  • Author(s): Takafumi Sato, Toyokazu Sumita, Naotsugu Itoh
  • Journal Title: The ｊournal of ｓupercritical ｆluids Volume: 104 Pages: 171-176
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.supflu.2015.06.004
  • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Effect of water density on heterogeneous catalytic water gas shift reaction in the presence of Ru/C, Pd/LaCoO3 and Fe3O4 in supercritical water (2015)
  • Author(s): Takafumi Sato, Ryo Watanabe, Choji Fukuhara, Naotsugu Itoh
  • Journal Title: The Journal of Supercritical Fluids Volume: 97 Pages: 211-216
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.supflu.2014.12.003
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] 水素透過膜電極を用いた水電解によるケミカルハイドライド製造 (2016)
  • Author(s): 佐藤剛史、佐藤柊平、伊藤直次
  • Organizer: 化学工学会福島大会2016
  • Place of Presentation: コラッセ福島
  • Year and Date: 2016-11-25
• [Presentation] 水素透過パラジウム膜電極を用いた水電解水素製造装置の開発 (2016)
  • Author(s): 佐藤剛史、佐藤柊平、伊藤直次
  • Organizer: 化学工学会第48回秋季大会
  • Place of Presentation: 徳島大学
  • Year and Date: 2016-09-06
• [Presentation] 高温高圧水中での一酸化炭素を利用した炭素資源の改質 (2015)
  • Author(s): 佐藤 剛史、伊藤 直次
  • Organizer: 化学工学群馬大会2015
  • Place of Presentation: 桐生市市民文化会館
  • Year and Date: 2015-11-28
• [Presentation] 超臨界水中での接触水性ガスシフト反応における水の効果 (2015)
  • Author(s): 佐藤剛史、渡部綾、福原長寿、伊藤直次
  • Organizer: 第45回石油・石油化学討論会
  • Place of Presentation: ウインクあいち
  • Year and Date: 2015-11-06
• [Remarks] 膜反応工学研究室ホームページ
  • URL: http://www.chem.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp/lab/makuitoh/home.htm