Comments on upgrading of middle distillate fractions of a syncrude from Athabasca oil sands

✍ Scribed by Patrick K. Moore; Aydin Akgerman

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1985
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 231 KB
• Volume: 64
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0016-2361
• DOI: 10.1016/0016-2361(85)90065-1

✦ Synopsis

proper) which have comparatively less hydrocarbon had a higher biomass production and, therefore, would produce a higher quantity of hydrocarbons per unit area over a given period of time compared with variety smallii.

On the basis of results obtained in this experiment Pedilanthus tithymaloides var. cuculatus, P. tithymaloides var. uariegatus I and P. tithymaloides (proper) have proved to be the most promising varieties for development as petro-crops with potential to yield good biomass and total hydrocarbon.

A more detailed experiment is now being conducted on these three varieties to investigate the biomass and hydrocarbon yield per unit area over a given period of time. Meanwhile efforts are being made to hydrocrack the hydrocarbons obtained from Pedilanthus tithymaloides to Short Communications produce liquid fuel.

The study reveals the high potential of Pedilanthus tithymaloides as a petro-crop for marginal waste lands, particularly on sodic soils. The agro-technology of the crop will have to be established to standardize package practices for planting, irrigation, fertilization and coppicing to get maximum biomass with minimal inputs.