Department of petrochemical

College of technical engineering

Practical petroleum refinery lab

3th year level

Name of Student : Maten Nasradin Dawid

Class : B
Experiment name : carbon residue
No.of Experiment : 5
Experiment contacted date : 27/10/2020
Report submitted date :3/10/2020

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Calculation and results :
Weight of empty crucible =16.896 g
Crucible with sample = 20.760

Weight of gas fuel =20.760 – 16.896 = 3.864 g

After experiment
Weight of CR with crucible = 17.233 g
Wieight .CR = 17.233g- 16.896g =0.337

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Carbon residue percent %= × 100 = ×100 = 8.7%
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Discussion ;

Here we have a standard test method to determine the amount of carbon

residue exist in a sample of petroleum, the conradson test is used to measure
carbon residues of oil. In brief, the carbon residue of a fuel is the tendency to
form carbon deposits under high temperature conditions in an inert
atmosphere. This is an important value for the crude oil refinery, and usually
one of the measurements in a crude oil assay. Carbon residue is an important
measurement for the feed to the refinery process fluid catalytic cracking and
delayed coking. Carbon residue for a fossil fuel can be defined as the tendency
of that fuel to form carbon deposits at high temperature in an inert
atmosphere. Carbon residue for a fuel is measured in weight percentage (wt
%) or parts per million by weight (ppm wt). High carbon residue value is
undesirable for a fuel, so carbon residue is an important value for oil products
price.

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Q1. Why we used burner in this experiment ?

To applied as strong flame to have high heat for a period of 40min

Q2.what is the disadvantages carbon residue on engines ?

In cause erosion and corrosion of the internal parts of engines

Q3. Q: The value of carbon residue of a fuel depends on what?

The carbon residue value of a fuel depends on the refinery processes employed in its
manufacture. For straight run fuels, the value is typically 10 - 12% m/m, while for fuels from
secondary refining processing the value depends on the severity of the processes applied. In
some areas it can be as high as 20% m/m

Observation :

My notes:

-The change in mass was then recorded as the mass of the carbon residue.

-When we see all of the vapors disappear we have to, stopped and the crucible
was taken and cooled for a short amount of time.

I think there is only one thing that may have caused an error in the results. The
residue in the glass crucible was poured in the digital balance by using a brush.
From this happening, we can say that there is already a decrease in the mass of
the carbon residue. Overall, the whole experiment is successful and follows the
theories applied.

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