Properties of Arctic paraffin oil
Table 1 - Average values of the physicochemical characteristics of Asian and European Arctic paraffinic oils
Physico-chemical indicator | Asian part of Arctic | European part of Arctic | ||||
Yenisei-Anabar | West-Siberian | Lena-Vilyui | Prepacific Oceanic | Average value | Timan-Pechora | |
Density, g/cm3 | 0.8425 | 0.8417 | 0.8614 | 0.8371 | 0.8457 | 0.8448 |
Viscosity at 20 °С, mm2/s | 36.10 | 11.04 | - | 4.04 | 17.06 | 141.96 |
Pour point, °С | - | 1.05 | - | 23.60 | 12.33 | 14.57 |
Sulfur content, wt. % | 0.08 | 0.15 | 0.05 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.71 |
Paraffine content, wt. % | 9.52 | 9.01 | 12.31 | 17.25 | 12.02 | 11.14 |
Resin content, wt. % | 2.71 | 3.27 | 7.58 | 5.30 | 4.72 | 4.89 |
Asphaltene content, wt. % | 0.95 | 0.36 | 0.34 | 1.25 | 0.73 | 2.02 |
Nitrogen content, wt. % | 0.11 | 0.08 | - | - | 0.10 | 0.15 |
Gas content in oil, m3/t | - | 254.82 | - | 67.18 | 161.00 | 121.92 |
Coking capacity, wt. % | - | 0.66 | - | 1.90 | 1.28 | 1.78 |
Vanadium content, wt. % | - | 0.0001 | - | 0.00001 | 0.00006 | 0.0020 |
Nickel content, wt. % | - | 0.00005 | - | 0.00002 | 0.00004 | 0.0026 |