Systems and methods for conditioning synthetic crude oil

摘要

Systems and methods for conditioning synthetic crude oils are provided herein. The systems and methods described herein subject the synthetic crude to one or more process solutions to provide conditioned synthetic crude exhibiting, for example, a reduced TAN.

主权项

1. A system for conditioning synthetic crude oil, the system comprising:
a synthetic crude oil delivery system including a source of synthetic crude oil obtained by pyrolysis of one or more materials selected from polymer, plastic, and rubber materials; a process solution delivery system configured to provide a caustic process solution having a pH of between about 8 and about 10; a mixer positioned downstream of the synthetic crude oil delivery system and the process solution delivery system to receive and mix a first volume of the synthetic crude oil with a second volume of the process solution, the first volume of the synthetic crude oil being less than the second volume of the process solution; and a separator positioned downstream of the mixer that receives the mixture of synthetic crude oil and process solution, wherein the separator is configured to provide separation of conditioned synthetic crude oil from the process solution.