For the first time, thermal decomposition of vacuum residue and a mixture of vacuum residue with binary nanocatalysts based on leached and non-leached chrysotile with applied active metals was studied using the thermogravimetry method. It is shown that the thermokinetic parameters of decomposition of vacuum residue and its mixture with binary nanocatalyst are different. The phase composition of the binary nanocatalyst was established through X-ray phase analysis (XRD): (Mg₃Si₂O₅ (OH), NiO and Ti (SO₄)₂). The quantitative content of elements on the chrysotile surface was determined using X-ray fluorescence analysis: (Ni (4.88%), Ti (7.29%), Si (24.93%), Mg (7.83%), Fe (0.69%) and S (3.89%)). Using atomic emission spectral analysis, the gross quantitative content of supported metals on chrysotile was determined: Ni (4.85%) and Ti (4.86%). A transmission electron microscope showed the presence of finely dispersed particles adsorbed on the surface of and possibly inside chrysotile nanotubes with sizes ranging from 5 to 70 nm. The acidity of the nanocatalyst obtained from the leached active-metal-supported chrysotile was 267 μmol/g and the specific surface area of the nanocatalyst was 54 m²/g. The Ozawa–Flynn–Wall (OFW) method was used to calculate the kinetic parameters of the thermal degradation of vacuum residue and the mixture of vacuum residue with nanocatalysts. Using the isoconversion method, the average values of activation energies and the pre-exponential factor were calculated: 147.55 kJ/mol and 3.37·10¹⁶ min⁻¹ for the initial vacuum residue; 118.69 kJ/mol and 1.54·10¹⁸ min⁻¹ for the mixture of vacuum residue with nanocatalyst obtained from non-leached chrysotile with applied metals; 82.83 kJ/mol and 2.15·10¹⁹ min⁻¹ for the mixture of vacuum residue with nanocatalyst obtained from leached chrysotile with applied metals. The kinetic parameters obtained can be used in modeling and designing the processes of thermal degradation and hydroforming of heavy hydrocarbon raw materials.

The study of thermal developments of heavy oil feedstock, vacuum residue in particular, is a relevant factor for the development of technologies for the processing and production of petroleum products. This paper investigates the process of thermal decomposition of the vacuum residue in the manufacturing of catalyst and polymer material using thermal analysis methods, including thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) in isothermal and dynamic modes. Particular attention is paid to the measurement of kinetic parameters of thermolysis using model and non-model methods, which allows us to assess the output power and other kinetic characteristics of decomposition. The results obtained can be used for the development of new oil refining technologies for significantly increasing the efficiency and safety of processes. During the course of this study, experimental and theoretical activation energy values were obtained for the vacuum residue without a catalyst (experimentally: 91.54 kJ mol⁻¹/theoretically: 91.35 kJ mol⁻¹) and a sample with the presence of a catalyst (experimentally: 89.68 kJ mol⁻¹/theoretically: 90.87 kJ mol⁻¹). The reduction in activation energy in the presence of the catalyst confirms its catalytic activity and potential for processing heavy hydrocarbon feedstock.

The laws of thermal degradation of the mixture of the heavy fraction of low-temperature coal tar and coal shale were investigated using dynamic thermogravimetry. The kinetic characteristics of the process were determined using various methods, including the Ozawa–Flynn-Wall, Friedman, non-parametric kinetics and Šesták–Berggren methods. It is shown that coal shale initiated changes in the kinetic parameters and decomposition rate of the heavy fraction of coal tar. It was found that a 13% content of coal shale in the mixture led to the maximum rate of weight loss of the heavy fraction of coal tar. A hydrodemetallization kinetic model of the mixture of the heavy fraction of low-temperature coal tar and coal shale is proposed. The kinetic parameters of the hydrodemetallization process were determined; in addition, the rate constants at various temperatures were estimated. The study shows that the distribution of trace elements in the hydrogenate from the initial mixture and in the hydrogenate from the solid residue was characterized by relatively low values of reaction rate constants. The maximum microelement distribution rate was achieved in the hydrogenate solid residue. Energy indicators of activation processes indicated that hydrodemetallization at low temperatures is advantageous from an energy point of view.

This paper presents the results of a study of the catalytic hydrogenation of phenanthrene using catalysts based on chrysotile modified with nickel and titanium (chrysotile/NiTi), as well as coal shale. Complex characterization of catalysts in terms of acid, texture and morphological properties was carried out. Pre-reduction in the catalysts has been found to increase the yield of partially and fully hydrogenated products, including tetrahydronaphthalene, trans-decalin and dihydrophenanthrene. Particular attention is paid to the role of coal shale as a donor source of hydrogen in thermolysis conditions. The results of hydrogenation revealed complex mechanisms of phenanthrene transformations, including partial saturation of aromatic rings, desulfurization and the formation of alkyl-substituted compounds. The obtained data emphasize the prospects of using the studied catalysts in the processes of processing heavy and solid hydrocarbon raw materials, which opens up opportunities for creating new technologies for the production of liquid fuel.

The hydrogen-donor abilities of polymers and the activity of catalysts in the process of thermal destruction of the organic mass of primary coal tar (PCT) are studied by non-isothermal kinetics methods. PCT,magnetic microspheres, nickel-deposited chrysotilechrysotile and Fe3O4nanocatalysts were used as initial raw materials. Рolymers such as polyethylene (PE), polystyrene(PS) and polyethylene glycol (PEG) were selected as a hy-drogen donor. The phases Mg3[OH]4{Si2O5} and NiO were determined by X-ray phase analysis (XRD) in the obtained catalyst (nickel-deposited chrysotile), and the presence of highly dispersed nickel oxide particles on the surface and inside the nanotubes was shown by the transmission electron microscope (TEM). Nickel oxide particles of 8–11 nmand 30–37 nmwere evenly distributed on the surface and inside the chrysotile nanotubes. The kinetic parameters of the thermal destruction of a mixture of PCT, catalyst and polymer material were determined on the basis of thermogravimetric analysis using the integral method and the method for determin-ing the thermokinetic parameters by the inflection point on the thermogravimetric curve(TG). The change in the activation energy, rate constant and pre-exponential factor with an increase in the degree of destruction of the organic mass of the PCT is established. It was shown that the nature of polymers and catalysts significantly affects the value of the rate constant and the activation energy. The calculated activation energies of the thermal destruction of a mixture of coal tar with PS and PE in the presence of a catalyst (nickel-deposited chrysotile) by the first method are 47.6 kJ/mol and 40.4 kJ/mol, and by the second method are 47.3 kJ/mol and 86.5kJ/mol respectively.

The kinetics of an intermediate fraction of coal tar with a boiling point of 230–300°C in the presence of a Fe3O4 nanocatalyst was studied. The