ARAB LIGHT CRUDE STUDY FOCUSES ON KINEMATIC VISCOSITY

Arab light crude oil has been characterized in terms of API gravity, total sulfur content, Reid vapor pressure, ash content, heating value, salt content, viscosity SUS, vanadium content as V₂O₅, pour point and analyses of various metals. The crude oil was fractionated into six true boiling point (TBP) fractions (IBP-95°C, 95-205°C, 205-260°C, 260-345°C, 345-455°C and 455°C+). These fractions were characterized in terms of API gravity, total sulfur, H₂S, mercaptan contents, molecular weight, elemental analyses for total carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen, and analyses of various metals. The kinematic viscosity data have been obtained for 95°C+ TBP fractions for a wide range of temperature up to 200°C.