Abstracts Book - IMRC 2018

• SA1-P049
Mo-Co NANOPARTICLES SUPPORTED IN GRAPHENE APPLIED
TO THE VISCOSITY REDUCTION PROCESSES OF EXTRA HEAVY
CRUDE OIL
Ezequiel Villagarcía Chávez 1 , Emanuel Torres Labra 1 , Esther Torres Santillan 1 , Selene Irais
Capula Colindres 2
1
Instituto Politécnico Nacional - IPN, Basic Science Department, Mexico. 2 Instituto Politécnico
Nacional - IPN, Computation Investigation Center, Mexico.
Mo-Co nanoparticles were supported in graphene, characterized and applied to
the viscosity reduction processes of extra heavy crude oil (aquathermolisis). The
nanostructured catalysts were synthesized via impregnation at different weight
relations of Mo and Co nanostructures and then characterized by several
techniques: X-ray diffraction, UV–visible absorbance spectra, scanning electron
microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. The results of the
characterization show that Mo-Co are uniformly loaded over the the
graphene surface, having a crystallite size ranging from 12 to 25 nm. The
resulting nanostructured catalysts were used on the aquathermolisis process of
extra heavy crude oil, UTSIL raw, with an initial viscosity of 1133 cps. The Co and
Co Mo nanostructures performed well, showing good stability and catalytic
activity: An apparent viscosity reduction of the heavy oils by 50 and 85 % was
achieved. The formation of molecules of hydrogenated aromatic rings during
the viscosity reduction process was also found by Fourier Transform Infrared
(FTIR) spectroscopy.
Acknowledgment:
This research was supported through the project SIP-IPN 20180276, likewise we
thank the Basic Science Academy of ESIQIE-IPN
Keywords: extra-heavy crude oil, viscosity, nanoparticles Mo-Co
Presenting authors email: eze.villagarcia@gmail.com