Abstract: A process is provided for producing petroleum coke that is high in strength and sufficiently small in thermal expansion coefficient and sufficiently suppressed from puffing. The process includes coking a feedstock containing a first heavy oil having a sulfur content of 1.0 percent by mass or less, a nitrogen content of 0.5 percent by mass or less, and an aromatic index of 0.1 or greater, produced by hydrodesulfurizing a heavy oil with a sulfur content of 1 percent by mass or more under conditions (1) where the total pressure is 10 MPa or greater and less than 16 MPa and the hydrogen partial pressure is 5 MPa or greater and 16 MPa or less or conditions (2) where the total pressure is 20 MPa or greater and 25 MPa or less and the hydrogen partial pressure is greater than 20 MPa and 25 MPa or less, and a second heavy oil with an aromatic index of 0.3 or greater and an initial boiling point of 150° C. or higher.

Abstract: A process is provided for producing petroleum coke that is high in strength and sufficiently small in thermal expansion coefficient and sufficiently suppressed from puffing. The process includes coking a feedstock containing a first heavy oil having a sulfur content of 1.0 percent by mass or less, a nitrogen content of 0.5 percent by mass or less, and an aromatic index of 0.1 or greater, produced by hydrodesulfurizing a heavy oil with a sulfur content of 1 percent by mass or more under conditions (1) where the total pressure is 10 MPa or greater and less than 16 MPa and the hydrogen partial pressure is 5 MPa or greater and 16 MPa or less or conditions (2) where the total pressure is 20 MPa or greater and 25 MPa or less and the hydrogen partial pressure is greater than 20 MPa and 25 MPa or less, and a second heavy oil with an aromatic index of 0.3 or greater and an initial boiling point of 150° C. or higher.

Abstract: The present invention provides an adsorbent comprising calcined coke with a BET surface area of 20 m2/g or less which is obtained by calcining a particular carbonaceous material at 1000 to 1500° C. and which is preferably obtained by calcining coal coke, petroleum coke or charcoal coke at 1000 to 1500° C. The adsorbent of the present invention exhibits adequate adsorbent ability with respect to an oil component in oil-containing wastewater even when the oil-containing wastewater is an emulsion or contains a low concentration of the oil component, and also stably maintains the adsorbent ability over a long period of time.

Abstract: A cooling method of a hydrotreating plant having a desulfurization section (1) including a furnace (12) for heating liquid to be processed, reactors (14, 15) for hydrotreating sulfur to generate hydrogen sulfide, a hydrogen sulfide absorber (19) for absorbing the hydrogen sulfide generated in the reactors (14, 15), and a compressor (21) for compressing and transferring fluid from the hydrogen sulfide absorber (19) toward the reactors (14, 15), the cooling method comprising the steps of gradually depressurizing the hydrotreating plant at the desulfurization section (1) to a pressure level at which reactor material does not embrittle and gas does not leak due to difference of mechanical thermal expansion in the plant after stopping supply of the liquid to be processed, operating the compressor (21) approximately at the maximum rotation number, and completely extinguishing burners (12A, 12B) in the furnace (12) during plant shutdown operation.

Abstract: A raw material composite 10 for a carbon material used in an electric double layer capacitor contains microcrystalline carbon having a layered crystal structure similar to graphite, and is formed a carbon material for an electric double layer capacitor by undergoing an activation treatment. Here, the raw material composite is characterized in that a Hardgrove grindability index HGI defined by ASTMD-409-71 is 50 or above, an interlayer distance d002 of the microcrystalline carbon determined by an X-ray diffraction method is 0.343 NM or below, and a crystallite size Lc002 of the microcrystalline carbon determined by the X-ray diffraction method is 3.0 nm or below.

Abstract: A set of standard materials, which comprises at least two kinds of standard materials, for calibration of a photoelectric colorimeter used for the instrumental measurement of petroleum products for their ASTM color, comprising at least two kinds of standard materials each of which is a mixed solution having a color corresponding to an ASTM color and comprises (a) at least five members selected from the group consisting of seven specific colorants such as 3-methyl-1-phenyl-4-(phenylazo)-pyrazol-5-ol, 1-(phenylazo)-2-naphthalenol and 1-[[4-[(dimethylphenyl)azo]dimethylphenyl]azo]-2-naphthalenol, (b) 1-phenyl-1-xylylethane as a solvent for said colorants, and (c) dodecane as a diluent; and a method for instrumental measurement of petroleum products for their ASTM color by a photoelectric colorimeter, which comprises calibrating the photoelectric colorimeter by the use of said at least two kinds of standard materials.

Abstract: A process for the production of a low-sulfur diesel gas oil having a sulfur content of 0.05% by weight or lower and having a Saybolt color number of -10 or higher, from a petroleum distillate having a sulfur content of 0.1 to 2.0% by weight and having an inferior color and inferior oxidation stability comprises contacting the petroleum distillate with hydrogen in the presence of a hydro-treating catalyst which has at least one metal supported on said porous carrier, at a temperature of 350.degree. to 450.degree. C., and a pressure of 45 to 100 kg/cm.sup.2 in the first step to thereby produce materials having a sulfur content of 0.05% by weight or lower, and contacting further the materials issued from the first step with hydrogen in the presence of a hydro-treating catalyst which has at least one metal supported on said porous carrier, at a temperature of 200.degree. to 300.degree. C., and a pressure of 45 to 100 kg/cm.sup.2 in the second step to thereby produce the finished low-sulfur diesel gas oil.

Abstract: A standard sample for use in an instrumental measurement of ASTM color of a petroleum product with a photoelectric colorimeter, which comprises a mixed solution 3-methyl-1-phenyl-4-(phenylazo)-pyrazol-5-ol, 1-(phenylazo)-2-naphthalenol, 1-[[4-[(dimethylphenyl)azo]dimethylphenyl]azo]-2-naphthalenol, 1,5(or 1,8)-bis[(4-methylphenyl)amino]-9,10-anthracenedione, 1-hydroxy-4-[(4-methylphenyl)amino]-9,10-anthracenedione, 1,4-bis(butylamino)-9,10-anthracenedione and 1,4-bis[(4-butylphenyl)amino]-5,8-dihydroxy-9,10-anthracenedione each as a colorant, 1-phenyl-1-xylylethane as a solvent for said colorants and dodecane as a diluent, and a method of instrumental measurement of ASTM color with the standard sample.

Abstract: A standard sample for use in an instrumental measurement of Saybolt color of a petroleum product with a photoelectric colorimeter, which comprises a mixed solution of 1-(phenylazo)-2-naphthalenol, 3-methyl-1-phenyl-4-(phenylazo)-pyrazol-5-ol and 1,4-bis(butylamino)-9,10-anthracenedione each as a colorant, 1-phenyl-1-xylylethane as a solvent for said colorants and dodecene as a diluent, and a method of instrumental measurement of Saybolt color of a petroleum product, which comprises calibrating a photoelectric colorimeter with the standard sample.

Abstract: A method of pre-heating feed water for boilers is disclosed which utilizes the exchange of heat between the tube side of a heat-exchanger which contains de-salinated and de-ionized water and the shell side which contains hydrocarbon vapors boiling in the range of 90.degree. to 150.degree. C. The tubes are made of carbon steel with their outer surfaces aluminized.

Abstract: A method of and apparatus for controlling the feed amount of air for combustion in a natural draft type heating furnace is disclosed, in which the draft pressure, the oxygen concentration in a combustion gas, the opening degree of a damper for controlling the flow rate of the combustion exhaust gas, the flow rate of a fluid to be heated and the temperatures of the fluid to be heated at inlet and outlet portions of the heating furnace are measured, and the feed amount of air for combustion is controlled based on measured values obtained at predetermined time intervals or corrected values thereof.