The Hydrocracking of Egyptian Heavy Residual Fuel Oils

Abstract

The hydrocracking of straight-run residual fuel oils obtained from heavy egyptian crudes was investigated. A recently developed process, using a molybdenum- and cobalt-containing catalyst, has shown significant advantages over the established Varga process: The advantages observed reside in better middle distillates’ yields, lower reaction pressure and one stage operation. A processing scheme based on hydrocracking appears to be the most attractive alternative which may be applied to adapt yield distribution of products obtainable from heavy egyptian crude oils to the local market requirements.