Encyclopedia of Environmental Science and Engineering, Volume I and II

FOSSIL FUEL CLEANING PROCESSES 417

SEPARATOR

FLASH

DRUM

LOW SULFUR

FUEL OIL

MID-

DISTILLATE

GASOLINE

REDUCED CRUDE FEED HYDROGEN

REACTOR

GASES

RCD ISOMAX

FIGURE 4

WHOLE

CRUDE

(117, 000 BPSD)

TWO STAGE

DESALTER

(50,000 BPSD)

REACTOR

650°F+

ATMOSPHERIC CRUDE

DISTILLATION

HYDROGEN

FRACTIONATOR

C 4

0.1% SULFUR

MID DISTILLATE

1% SULFUR FUEL

OIL

(40,000 BPSD)

TO SULFUR

RECOVERY

350°F - (30,300 BPSD)

350–650°F - (36,400 BPSD)

RDS ISOMAX

FIGURE 5

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