Polyaromatic hydrocarbons, polycyclic aromatics or polyarenes are a major (by-) product
fraction of multiple classical, waste, and bio-refinery operations. They have an extremely …

Chemical characterization of petroleum is a challenging task due to its inherently complex
nature. For example, crude oil is believed to have as many or more compounds than the …

Molecular composition analysis of petroleum and alternative fuels has been considered as
one of the greatest challenges in analytical chemistry. The rapid development of Fourier …

Comprehensive series tests on hydrotreating (HDT) and hydrocracking (HDC) of fluid
catalytic cracking (FCC) light cycle oil (LCO) into high-value light aromatics rich in benzene …

With the peak in diesel consumption and the impact of new energy in the coming years,
research will be focused on the treatment of excess diesel. In addition, low carbon aromatics …

Heavy petroleum fractions such as vacuum gas oils (VGOs) are structurally and
compositionally highly complex mixtures. Nitrogen species, which have a significant impact …

This paper is a part of a study on reactivity descriptors in vacuum gas oil hydrotreatment
(VGO HDT). It aims to understand the differences in feeds of various process origins and the …

To understand deeply the cracking pathways of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons into
monoaromatics, 9, 10-dihydrophenanthrene (9, 10-DHP) hydrocracking over a real …

In-situ combustion (ISC) is a thermal enhanced oil recovery process in which energy is
generated by the combustion of a portion of the oil within the reservoir. Low temperature …

Secondary cracking reactions are critical challenge in the hydrocracking processes as they
increase light distillates yield at the expense of middle distillates which is detrimental to …