Method for Removing Chlorine from High Chlorine Content Waste Oil Using Solid Acid Substances

Abstract

The present embodiment pertains to a technique for removing at least 90% of the chlorine in high Cl content oil by performing a high-temperature treatment using solid acid substances. The oil removed Cl from a waste oil can be incorporated in a refinery process and thereby converted into fuel or a chemical product. Chlorine can be removed through a high-temperature heat treatment after mixing high Cl content oil with a solid acid material. In the process of removing Cl, major impurities, such as S, N, and O, as well as Na, Ca, and Fe, which can act as catalyst poisons in the catalytic reactions of a refinery process, are also removed at the same time.

Claims

1. A method for removing chlorine from a waste oil, the method comprising the steps of: a) preparing a mixture of a chlorine-containing waste oil and a solid acid material; b) reacting the mixture to remove chlorine; and c) separating a dechlorinated oil fraction and the solid acid material from the mixture to recover the dechlorinated oil fraction, wherein the following Relation 1 is satisfied:
1≤B/A≤3  [Relation 1] wherein A is a wt % of components having a boiling point (bp) of 150° C. or higher with respect to a total weight of the waste oil, and B is a wt % of components having bp of 150° C. or higher with respect to a total weight of the dechlorinated oil fraction.

2. The method for removing chlorine from a waste oil of claim 1, wherein the waste oil includes a waste plastic pyrolysis oil, a biomass pyrolysis oil, a regenerated lubricant, a crude oil having a high chlorine content, or a mixture thereof.

3. The method for removing chlorine from a waste oil of claim 1, wherein the waste oil has a ratio (A.sub.2/A.sub.1) of 1 to 19, the ratio being a weight (A.sub.2) of components having bp of 150° C. or higher to a weight (A.sub.1) of components having bp of lower than 150° C.

4. The method for removing chlorine from a waste oil of claim 1, wherein the waste oil has a chlorine content of 10 ppm or more

5. The method for removing chlorine from a waste oil of claim 1, wherein the solid acid material is zeolite, clay, silica-alumina-phosphate (SAPO), aluminum phosphate (ALPO), metal organic framework (MOF), silica alumina, or a mixture thereof.

6. The method for removing chlorine from a waste oil of claim 1, wherein the solid acid material in step a) is included at 5 to 10 wt % with respect to a total weight of the mixture.

7. The method for removing chlorine from a waste oil of claim 1, wherein the reaction in step b) is the catalytic conversion reactions that the chlorine contained in the waste oil is removed by a reaction of a direct bond to an active site of the solid acid material and/or is converted into a hydrochloric acid (HCl) at the active site of the solid acid material.

8. The method for removing chlorine from a waste oil of claim 1, wherein the reaction of step b) is performed at a pressure of 1 bar or more and 100 bar or less under an inert gas atmosphere and at a temperature of 200° C. or higher and lower than 300° C.

9. The method for removing chlorine from a waste oil of claim 1, wherein the reaction of step b) is performed for 0.1 to 48 hours.

10. The method for removing chlorine from a waste oil of claim 1, wherein the reaction of step b) is performed at a stirring speed of 30 to 2000 rpm.

11. The method for removing chlorine from a waste oil of claim 1, further comprising: step d) repeating steps a), b), and c) once or more.

12. The method for removing chlorine from a waste oil of claim 1, wherein the dechlorinated oil fraction has a ratio (B.sub.2/B.sub.1) of 1 to 20, the ratio being a weight (B.sub.2) of components having bp of 150° C. or higher to a weight (B.sub.1) of components having bp of lower than 150° C.

13. The method for removing chlorine from a waste oil of claim 1, wherein the dechlorinated oil fraction has a chlorine content of less than 10 ppm.

14. The method for removing chlorine from a waste oil of claim 1, wherein a weight ratio of chlorine in the dechlorinated oil fraction to chlorine in the waste oil is 0.01 to 0.25.

15. The method for removing chlorine from a waste oil of claim 1, wherein Fe, Na, Ca, and Al contained in the waste oil are further removed.

16. The method for removing chlorine from a waste oil of claim 1, wherein N, S, and O contained in the waste oil are further removed.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] FIGS. 1 and 2 are schematic diagrams of a method for removing chlorine according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[0024] FIG. 3 is a graph showing a composition of a waste oil having a high Cl content.

[0025] FIG. 4 is a graph showing a composition change of an oil recovered after a CI reduction reaction.

[0026] FIGS. 5 and 6 are graphs showing a residual N content and a residual S content by reaction temperature.

[0027] FIG. 7 is a graph showing an oil composition change by reaction temperature.

[0028] FIGS. 8 and 9 are graphs showing a residual Cl content and a Cl reduction rate by reaction time.

[0029] FIGS. 10 and 11 are graphs showing a residual N content and a residual S content by reaction time.

[0030] FIG. 12 is a graph showing an oil composition change by reaction time.

[0031] FIG. 13 is a graph showing an apparent reaction rate equation of a reaction according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0032] FIGS. 14 and 15 are graphs showing a residual Cl content and a Cl reduction rate by catalytic amount.

[0033] FIGS. 16 and 17 are graphs showing a residual N content and a residual S content by catalytic amount.

[0034] FIG. 18 is a graph showing an oil composition change by catalytic amount.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0035] Unless otherwise defined herein, all terms used in the specification (including technical and scientific terms) may have the meaning that is commonly understood by those skilled in the art. Throughout the present specification, unless explicitly described to the contrary, “comprising” any elements will be understood to imply further inclusion of other elements rather than the exclusion of any other elements. In addition, unless explicitly described to the contrary, a singular form includes a plural form herein.

[0036] In the present specification, “A to B” refers to “A or more and B or less”, unless otherwise particularly defined.

[0037] In addition, “A and/or B” refers to at least one selected from the group consisting of A and B, unless otherwise particularly defined.

[0038] In the present specification, a boiling point (bp) of a waste oil and a dechlorinated oil fraction refers to that measured at a normal pressure (1 atm), unless otherwise defined.

[0039] According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a method for removing chlorine from a waste oil is provided. The method includes: a) preparing a mixture of a chlorine-containing waste oil and a solid acid material; b) reacting the mixture to remove chlorine; and c) separating a dechlorinated oil fraction and the solid acid material from the mixture to recover the dechlorinated oil fraction, wherein the following Relation 1 is satisfied:

1≤B/A≤3  [Relation 1]

[0040] wherein A is a wt % of components having a boiling point (bp) of 150° C. or higher with respect to a total weight of the waste oil, and B is a wt % of components having bp of 150° C. or higher with respect to a total weight of the dechlorinated oil fraction.

[0041] In the present invention, a technology of reducing Cl in a waste oil having a high Cl content by using a solid acid material, for high value added (fuel, chemical conversion) of a waste oil having a high Cl content by application of a refinery process may be provided.

[0042] In the method for removing chlorine from a waste oil, first, a) a mixture of a chlorine-containing waste oil and a solid acid material is prepared.

[0043] The waste oil may include a waste plastic pyrolysis oil, a biomass pyrolysis oil, a regenerated lubricant, a crude oil having a high chlorine content, or a mixture thereof. Since a large amount of impurities produced from a waste material are included in the waste oil produced by a cracking or pyrolysis reaction of the waste material such as a waste plastic pyrolysis oil, when the waste oil is used, air pollutants may be released, and in particular, a Cl component may be converted into HCl and released in a high temperature treatment process, and thus, it is necessary to pretreat the waste oil to remove impurities.

[0044] Chlorine in the waste oil may be inorganic Cl, organic Cl, or a combination thereof, and a chlorine content in the waste oil may be 10 ppm or more or 20 ppm or more. Meanwhile, the upper limit of the content of chlorine in the waste oil is not particularly limited, but may be 600 ppm or less, preferably 500 ppm or less. A treatment technology of reducing Cl in a waste oil in which a Cl content (several ppm of Cl) is reduced to a level to allow introduction of the refinery process by treating the waste oil having a high CI content is required.

[0045] Meanwhile, impurities in the waste oil may include N, S, and O which may be released as air pollutants such as SO.sub.x and NO.sub.x, and Fe, Na, Ca, Al, and the like as a metal component which adversely affects a refinery process catalytic activity. Specifically, N, S, and O may be included at a N content of 100 wppm or more or 500 to 8,000 wppm, a S content of 10 wppm or more or 20 to 1,000 wppm, and an O content of 2,000 wppm or more or 3,000 wppm to 3 wt % with respect to the total weight of the waste oil, and Fe, Na, Ca, and Al may be included at a Fe content of 1 wppm or more or 1 to 10 wppm, a Na content of 1 wppm or more or 1 to 10 wppm, a Ca content of 0.1 wppm or more or 0.1 to 5 wppm, and an Al content of 0.1 wppm or more or 0.1 to 5 wppm with respect to the total weight of the waste oil.

[0046] The waste oil may have a ratio (A.sub.2/A.sub.1) of 1 to 19, the ratio being a weight (A.sub.2) of components having bp of 150° C. or higher to a weight (A.sub.1) of components having bp of lower than 150° C. Specifically, the weight ratio (A.sub.2/A.sub.1) of the waste oil components may be 1 to 16, preferably 3 to 15, and more preferably 9 to 13.

[0047] In addition, in the waste oil, a weight ratio of components having bp of 265° C. or higher to components having bp of lower than 265° C. may be 1.1 to 2.5, preferably 1.1 to 2.3 or 1.1 to 2.1, and more preferably 1.1 to 2.0, 1.1 to 1.8, or 1.1 to 1.7.

[0048] In addition, in the waste oil, a weight ratio of a C9+ component to a C4-C9 component may be 1 to 19, for example, 1 to 16, preferably 3 to 15, and more preferably 9 to 13.

[0049] In addition, in the waste oil, a weight ratio of a C18+ component to a C4-C17 component may be 1.1 to 2.5, preferably 1.1 to 2.3 or 1.1 to 2.1, and more preferably 1.1 to 2.0, 1.1 to 1.8, or 1.1 to 1.7.

[0050] The waste oil may include 0.1 to 80 wt % of C4-C7 L-Naph, 0.1 to 80 wt % of C6-C8 H-Naph, 0.1 to 70 wt % of C9-C17 Kero, 0.1 to 80 wt % of C18-C20 LGO, 0.1 to 80 wt % of C21-C25 VGO, and 0.1 to 99 wt % of C26+AR, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0051] In addition, the waste oil may include 30 to 70 wt %, preferably 40 to 60 wt % of an olefin with respect to the total weight. As described later, by removing Cl in the pyrolysis oil under specific process conditions using the solid acid material of the present invention, production of an organic-Cl bond by a bond of olefin and Cl may be suppressed, and the average molecular weight of the pyrolysis oil composition may be slightly increased by the alkylation reaction between the oligomerization reaction of the olefin in the pyrolysis oil and the alkylation reaction between the olefin and the branched paraffin, and thus, reaction abnormality, deterioration of product properties, and product loss may be prevented.

[0052] The solid acid material includes a Bronsted acid, a Lewis acid, or a mixture thereof, and specifically, a solid material in which a Bronsted acid or a Lewis acid site is present, and the solid acid material may be zeolite, clay, silica-alumina-phosphate (SAPO), aluminum phosphate (ALPO), metal organic framework (MOF), silica alumina, or a mixture thereof.

[0053] The solid acid material is a solid material having a site capable of donating H.sup.+ (Bronsted acid) or accepting a lone pair of electrons (Lewis acid), and allows derivation of various reactions such as cracking, alkylation, and neutralization depending on energy at an acid site. In the present invention, the solid acid material is activated in specific process conditions, thereby carrying out a catalytic conversion reaction to convert Cl into HCl. As a result, a high Cl content in the waste oil may be reduced to a several ppm level, and product abnormality (for example, cracking) and a yield loss (in the case in which Cl is removed as organic Cl, the case in which the oil is cracked and removed as gas, and the like) may be minimized.

[0054] As the solid acid material, waste zeolite, waste clay, and the like which are discarded after use in a petrochemical process are used as they are or used after a simple treatment for further activity improvement.

[0055] For example, a fluidized bed catalyst is used in a RFCC process in which a residual oil is converted into a light/middle distillate, and in order to maintain the entire activity of the RFCC process constant, a certain amount of catalyst in operation is exchanged with a fresh catalyst every day, and the exchanged catalyst herein is named RFCC equilibrium catalyst (E-Cat) and discarded entirely. RFCC E-Cat may be used as the solid acid material of the present invention, and RFCC E-Cat may be formed of 30 to 50 wt % of zeolite, 40 to 60 wt % of clay, and 0 to 30 wt % of other materials (alumina gel, silica gel, functional material, and the like). By using RFCC E-Cat as the solid acid material for reducing Cl in the Cl waste oil, a difference in cracking activity is small as compared with the fresh catalyst, and costs are reduced through environmental protection and reuse.

[0056] A simple treatment may be needed in order to use the waste zeolite, the waste clay, and the like as the solid acid material of the process of the present invention, and when a material such as coke or oil physically blocks the active site of the solid acid material, the material may be removed. In order to remove coke, air burning may be performed or a treatment with a solvent may be performed for oil removal. If necessary, when the metal component affects the active site of the solid acid material and deactivates the active site, a DeMet process in which a weak acid or dilute hydrogen peroxide is treated at a medium temperature to remove the metal component may be applied.

[0057] The solid acid material may further include a carrier or a binder including carbon, alkali earth metal oxides, alkali metal oxides, alumina, silica, silica-alumina, zirconia, titania, silicon carbide, niobia, aluminum phosphate, or a mixture thereof.

[0058] In step a), the solid acid material may be included at 5 to 10 wt %, preferably 7 to 10 wt %, and more preferably 8 to 10 wt % with respect to the total weight of the mixture. Within the range, as the amount of the solid acid material introduced is increased, a CI removal effect is improved, and when the amount is 10 wt % or less, a cracking reaction in the oil may be suppressed, which is thus preferred.

[0059] b) After the mixture of the waste oil and the solid acid material of the present invention is prepared, the mixture is reacted to remove chlorine.

[0060] The reaction of removing chlorine from an oil having a high chlorine content is largely expected as the following two types: one in which chlorine in a hydrocarbon structure is converted into HCl by a reaction by an active site of a solid acid catalyst and then is released as HCl or partially converted into organic Cl and then released, and the other one in which Cl is removed by a reaction of a direct bond to the active site of the solid acid material. In a conventional technology of removing Cl by H.sub.2 feeding in a hydrotreating (HDT) process, the waste oil is cracked, so that Cl is likely to be removed in the form of organic-Cl. In particular, since gas occurrence is increased, product loss is large and an olefin component content in the waste oil may be increased, which is thus not preferred. The Cl removal reaction of the present invention may prevent the problems described above.

[0061] The reaction conditions may be a pressure of 1 bar or more and 100 bar or less under an inert gas atmosphere and a temperature of 200° C. or higher and lower than 300° C. Specifically, the process conditions may be performed under pressure conditions of 1 to 100 bar of N.sub.2, 1 to 60 bar of N.sub.2, or 1 to 40 bar of N.sub.2. When the reaction is performed under high vacuum or low vacuum conditions of less than 1 bar, a catalytic pyrolysis reaction occurs to decrease the viscosity and the molecular weight of the pyrolysis oil and change the composition of the oil product. In particular, Cl is bonded to an olefin to form organic Cl to be removed, thereby causing product loss. However, when the pressure is more than 100 bar, reactor operation is difficult and process costs are increased, which is thus not preferred.

[0062] Though the process conditions do not necessarily proceed under inert conditions such as N.sub.2, a Cl reduction operation under inert conditions is advantageous in terms of operation safety and economic feasibility. Though similar Cl reduction performance is shown even under air conditions, when leak occurs under high temperature operating conditions at 230° C. or higher, there is a risk of fire, and though Cl reduction efficiency is increased under H.sub.2 conditions, economic feasibility is lowered by the use of H.sub.2 as compared with a N.sub.2 operation.

[0063] The process conditions may be performed at a temperature of, specifically 200 to 300° C., 230 to 300° C., 240 to 300° C., preferably 250 to 290° C. or 255 to 285° C., and most preferably 260-280° C. As the temperature is raised in the temperature range described above, the Cl reduction effect is increased, and in particular, when a low temperature of lower than 200° C. is applied, a conversion catalytic reaction in which chlorine (CI) contained in the waste oil is converted into a hydrochloric acid (HCl) is greatly decreased. Due to the low Cl reduction performance, it is necessary to increase a catalyst content, reaction temperature/time, and the like for complementing the performance, which is disadvantageous from an economic point of view, and thus, is inappropriate for treating the waste oil having a high Cl content.

[0064] In addition, when the reaction temperature is excessively raised, a yield loss of a gas component occurs due to the cracking reaction, which may not be preferred.

[0065] Meanwhile, as the reaction temperature is raised, a removal rate of N and S may be increased, and in particular, when the reaction proceeds at a temperature of 260° C. or higher, a reaction of removing N and S may proceed separately.

[0066] Meanwhile, the reaction of step b) may be carried out in a fixed bed catalytic reactor or a batch reactor, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0067] Though a regenerated oil may be prepared using a fluidized bed reactor, a contact time between the catalyst and the oil should be long for removing Cl in the regenerated oil, but the reduction efficiency of impurities such as Cl is low in the fluidized bed reactor having a very short contact time of several seconds or less as compared with the batch reactor having an infinite contact time between the catalyst and the oil. Though impurity reduction efficiency may be increased by raising the reaction temperature, a cracking side reaction occurs at a high temperature to cause a composition change, and fluidized bed equipment investments and operation costs are high, and thus, it is relatively disadvantageous to secure economic feasibility.

[0068] The fixed bed reactor and a continuous reactor are also advantageous in terms of a catalyst contact time as compared with the fluidized bed reactor and in terms of easy operation and securing safety as compared with the batch reactor, but have low long-term stability and low Cl reduction efficiency for the Cl removal reaction.

[0069] For example, when the Cl reduction reaction is carried out in a batch reactor, a stirring operation may be performed at 30 to 2000 rpm, preferably 200 to 1000 rpm, and more preferably 300 to 700 rpm, and/or for a reaction time of 0.1 to 48 hrs or 0.5 to 24 hrs, preferably 1 to 12 hrs or 2 to 12 hrs, and more preferably 3 to 5 hrs.

[0070] In addition, when the reaction is carried out in the fixed bed catalytic reactor, the operation is performed at LHSV of 0.1 to 10 hr.sup.−1, preferably 0.3 to 5 hr.sup.−1, more preferably 1 to 3 hr.sup.−1, and/or gas over oil ratio (GOR) of 50 to 2000, preferably 200 to 1000, and more preferably 350 to 700.

[0071] c) Subsequently, a dechlorinated oil fraction and the solid acid material in the mixture are separated to recover the dechlorinated oil fraction.

[0072] The separation of the mixture may be performed by applying any known filtering or filtration method, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0073] The step of regenerating the separated waste solid acid material may be further performed, and for example, the used solid acid material may be placed in a calcination furnace and heat-treated at a temperature of 400 to 700° C., preferably 500 to 600° C. under an air atmosphere for 2 to 4 hrs, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0074] d) Subsequently, a step of repeating steps a), b), and c) at least once may be further performed. By the repeated treatment, the Cl content of strict standards (at a level of 1 wppm) accepted in a subsequent refinery process may be met, and the average molecular weight and/or the viscosity of the waste oil composition may be slightly increased, thereby preventing reaction abnormality, deterioration of product properties, and product loss.

[0075] The dechlorinated oil fraction according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is characterized by satisfying the following Relation 1:

1≤B/A≤3  [Relation 1]

[0076] wherein A is a wt % of components having a boiling point (bp) of 150° C. or higher with respect to a total weight of the waste oil, and B is a wt % of components having bp of 150° C. or higher with respect to a total weight of the dechlorinated oil fraction.

[0077] Specifically, B/A may be 1 to 2, preferably 1 to 1.8, more preferably 1 to 1.5, and most preferably 1 to 1.3 or 1 to 1.2. In addition, the chlorine content in the dechlorinated oil fraction may be less than 10 ppm, specifically 9 ppm or less, 8 ppm or less, or 1 to 7 ppm. When Cl is removed from the waste oil, the average molecular weight and/or the viscosity of the waste oil composition is slightly increased by an oligomerization reaction of an olefin and an alkylation reaction between the olefin and a branched paraffin in the waste oil, thereby preventing reaction abnormality, deterioration of product properties, and product loss.

[0078] The dechlorinated oil fraction may have a ratio (B.sub.2/B.sub.1) of 1 to 20, the ratio being a weight (B.sub.2) of components having bp of 150° C. or higher to a weight (B.sub.1) of components having bp of lower than 150° C. Specifically, the weight ratio (B.sub.2/B.sub.1) of the waste oil components may be 1 to 17, preferably 3 to 16, and more preferably 5 to 14.

[0079] In addition, in the dechlorinated oil fraction, a weight ratio of components having bp of 265° C. or higher to components having bp of lower than 265° C. may be 1.8 to 3.0, specifically 1.8 to 2.8, and preferably 1.8 to 2.6 or 1.9 to 2.5.

[0080] In addition, in the dechlorinated oil fraction, a weight ratio of a C9+ component to a C4-C8 component may be 1 to 20, for example, 1 to 17, preferably 3 to 16, and more preferably 5 to 14.

[0081] In addition, in the dechlorinated oil fraction, a weight ratio of a C18+ component to a C4-C17 component may be 1.8 to 3.0, for example, 1.8 to 2.8, and preferably 1.8 to 2.6 or 1.9 to 2.5. Thus, the effects described above may be further improved within the above range.

[0082] In addition, a weight ratio of chlorine in the dechlorinated oil fraction to chlorine in the waste oil may be 0.01 to 0.25, for example, 0.01 to 0.20, 0.01 to 0.10, and preferably 0.01 to 0.08.

[0083] Meanwhile, the method of removing chlorine from a waste oil according to an exemplary embodiment has an effect of removing impurities such as Fe, Na, Ca, and Al in addition to chlorine contained in the waste oil, which has not been expected before. For example, a Fe content may be less than 10 ppm, preferably 7 ppm or less or 5 ppm or less, and more preferably 3 ppm or less, a Na content may be less than 10 ppm, preferably 7 ppm or less or 5 ppm or less, and more preferably 3 ppm or less, and a Ca content may be less than 5 ppm, preferably 3 ppm or less or 1 ppm or less, and more preferably 0.5 ppm or less or 0.3 ppm or less, with respect to the total weight of the dechlorinated oil fraction.

[0084] In addition, a weight ratio of Fe in the dechlorinated oil fraction to Fe in the waste oil may be 0.1 to 0.7, for example, 0.1 to 0.6, and preferably 0.5 or less, a weight ratio of Na in the dechlorinated oil fraction to Na in the waste oil may be 0.1 to 0.7, for example, 0.1 to 0.5, and preferably 0.4 or less, a weight ratio of Ca in the dechlorinated oil fraction to Ca in the waste oil may be 0.1 to 0.7, for example, 0.1 to 0.6, and preferably 0.5 or less, and a weight ratio of Al in the dechlorinated oil fraction to Al in the waste oil may be 0.1 to 0.7, for example, 0.1 to 0.5, and preferably 0.4 or less.

[0085] Meanwhile, the method of removing chlorine from a waste oil according to an exemplary embodiment expresses an effect of removing impurities such as N, Ca, and a in addition to chlorine contained in the waste oil, which has not been expected before. For example, a N content may be less than 300 ppm, preferably 250 ppm or less or 200 ppm or less, and more preferably 170 ppm or less, a S content may be less than 20 ppm, preferably 19 ppm or less or 18 ppm or less, and more preferably 17 ppm or less, and an O content may be less than 0.2 wt %, preferably 0.15 wt % or less or 0.1 wt % or less, and more preferably less than 0.1 wt %, with respect to the total weight of the dechlorinated oil fraction.

[0086] In addition, a weight ratio of N in the dechlorinated oil fraction to N in the waste oil may be 0.1 to 0.7, for example, 0.1 to 0.6, and preferably 0.5 or less, a weight ratio of S in the dechlorinated oil fraction to S in the waste oil may be less than 1, for example, 0.1 to 0.9, and preferably 0.8 or less, and a weight ratio of 0 in the dechlorinated oil fraction to O in the waste oil may be less than 1, for example, 0.1 to 0.9, preferably 0.8 or less, 0.7 or less, 0.6 or less, or 0.5 or less.

[0087] Hereinafter, the preferred Examples and Comparative Examples of the present invention will be described. However, the following Examples are only a preferred exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

Example 1. Analysis of Composition of Waste Oil Having High Cl Content (Waste Plastic Pyrolysis Oil)

[0088] A waste oil (waste plastic pyrolysis oil) converted by pyrolysis of a plastic waste was recovered and used as a raw material of a Cl removal reaction. In order to confirm the effect of impurity removal by the reaction and a molecular weight change, the following analysis was performed. In order to confirm a molecular weight distribution in the waste plastic pyrolysis oil, GC-Simdis analysis (HT-750) was performed. Analysis for impurities such as Cl, S, N, O, Fe, Ca, Na, Al, Si, and P was performed, and ICP, TNS, EA-O, and XRF analyses were performed for this. In addition, GC-MSD analysis was performed for olefin content analysis. Compositions and impurity properties of the pyrolysis oils used as the raw material are shown in the following Tables 1 and 2 and FIG. 3 by the analysis results.

TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Cut Expected carbon Range, Expected yield Cutting yield Name range ° C. (By Simdis.) (wt %) L-Naph. C4~C7 IBP~80  1.7 3.04 H-Naph. C6~C8  80~150 14.2 15.92 KERO  C9~C17 150~265 23.0 27.85 LGO C18~C20 265~340 16.8 16.08 VGO C21~C25 340~380 10 13.19 AR C26+ 380+ 34.3 23.31 SUM — — 100 99.39

[0089] Referring to Table 1 and FIG. 3, it was confirmed that the pyrolysis oil used as a raw material had a composition of 18.96 wt % of naphtha, 43.93 wt % of Kero/LGO, and a VGO/AR oil content of 36.50 wt %.

TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 mg/Kg Inorganic Cl Organic Cl N S O Fe Ca Na Al Si P Pyrolysis oil A 28 490 966 75 7,600 0.5 0.5 1.5 N/D N/D N/D

Example 2. Cl Reduction Reaction in Oil by Treating Solid Acid Material at High Temperature

Example 2-1

[0090] Pyrolysis oil which was solid at room temperature and an oil having a high CI content of Example 1 was allowed to stand in an oven at 70° C. for 3 hours, and was converted into a liquid phase. 120 g of the liquid pyrolysis oil of Example 1 and 4.2 g of RFCC E-cat were sequentially introduced to an autoclave having a reactor internal volume of 300 cc. The physical properties of the RFCC E-cat used were confirmed as shown in the following Table 3.

TABLE-US-00003 TABLE 3 TSA ZSA MSA Z/M PV APD Type (m.sup.2/g) (m.sup.2/g) (m.sup.2/g) Ratio (cc/g) (Å) RFCC E-cat 122 36 86 0.42 0.20 67

[0091] (In Table 3, TSA is a total specific surface area, ZSA is a zeolite specific surface area, MSA is a specific surface area of mesopores or larger pores, Z/M is a ratio of the zeolite specific surface area (ZSA) to the specific surface area of mesopores or larger pores (MSA), PV is a pore volume, and APD is an average pore size.)

TABLE-US-00004 TABLE 4 wt % Na Ni V Fe Mg P La.sub.2O.sub.3 CeO.sub.2 TiO.sub.2 SiO.sub.2 Al.sub.2O.sub.3 RFCC E-cat 0.13 0.53 1.21 0.65 0.07 0.56 0.69 0.10 0.78 40 53

[0092] The RFCC E-cat used was a catalyst having a total specific surface area of 112 m.sup.2/g, a pore volume of 0.20 cc/g, and an average particle size of 79 μm.

[0093] Certain amounts of pyrolysis oil and E-cat were introduced to a reactor, the reactor was fastened, and N.sub.2 purge was performed. Thereafter, stirring was performed at 500 rpm under the conditions of N.sub.2 and 1 bar, and the reactor temperature was raised up to 180° C. at a rate of 1° C./min. Then, the reaction was maintained for 3 hours and then completed.

[0094] After completion of the reaction, autoclave coupling was released while the temperature was maintained at 80° C., and the treated pyrolysis oil and E-cat in the mixture in the reactor were separated by a filter paper. The treated pyrolysis oil recovered was analyzed for a composition change and an impurity content change, and the results are shown in Tables 8 to 10 and FIG. 4.

Example 2-2

[0095] The experiment was carried out in the same manner as in Example 2-1, except that zeolite was used as the solid acid material. The treated pyrolysis oil recovered was analyzed for a composition change and an impurity content change, and the results are shown in the following Tables 8 to 10 and FIG. 4.

[0096] The physical properties of zeolite used in the experiment were analyzed and are shown in the following Tables 5 and 6.

TABLE-US-00005 TABLE 5 Solid acid BET (m.sup.2/g) Pore volume Average pore diameter material Micro External (cc/g) (Å) Zeolite 948.9 0.549 23.1 867.2 81.7

TABLE-US-00006 TABLE 6 SAR Nominal Na.sub.2O Unit Cell Size (SiO.sub.2/Al.sub.2O.sub.3 Mole Ratio) Cation Form (wt %) (Å) 60 Hydrogen 0.03 24.24

Example 2-3

[0097] The experiment was carried out in the same manner as in Example 2-1, except that clay was used as the solid acid material. The treated pyrolysis oil recovered was analyzed for a composition change and an impurity content change, and the results are shown in Tables 8 to 10 and FIG. 4.

[0098] The physical properties of clay used in the experiment were analyzed and are shown in the following Table 7.

TABLE-US-00007 TABLE 7 Solid acid BET (m.sup.2/g) Pore volume Average pore diameter material\ Micro External (cc/g) (Å) Clay 278.7 0.30 44.2 58.7 220.0

[0099] The results of analyzing the samples which were recovered after being subjected to a Cl reduction treatment using the solid acid materials of Examples 2-1, 2-2, and 2-3 are shown in Table 8.

TABLE-US-00008 TABLE 8 Unit Feed RFCC E-cat Zeolite Clay S ppm 75 67 78 61 N ppm 966 639 604 412 Organic Cl ppm 490 212 224 197 Inorganic Cl ppm 28 12 11 11 Fe ppm 0.5 0.9 0.3 0.4 Na ppm 1.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 Ca ppm 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 O wt % 0.76 0.56 0.50 0.46

[0100] Referring to Table 8, a reduction of 50 wt % or more based on Cl was possible even in the operating conditions of a small catalytic amount of 3.5 wt % and an operation temperature of 180° C., and in particular, in the case of the clay catalyst, a high impurity removal effect of 60 wt % of Cl (organic, inorganic), 57 wt % of N, 59 wt % of O, and the like and a good removal effect of 19 wt % of S were confirmed. In the case of RFCC E-cat, a VGO/AR yield increase effect was similar to that of clay, which was 7.4 wt %, but the impurity removal effect of 57 wt % of Cl, 34 wt % of N, 27 wt % of O, 11 wt % of S, and the like was inferior to that of the clay. However, a S adsorption effect by the solid acid catalyst was at a level of 0-19 wt %, which was lower than that of N, Cl, and the like. It was confirmed that impurities other than Cl, such as Fe, Na, Ca, and O were removed together.

TABLE-US-00009 TABLE 9 BP Raw material RFCC E-cat Zeolite Clay (° C.) (wt %) (wt %) (wt %) (wt %) L-Naph <80 0.9 0 0 0 H-Naph  80~150 13.9 8.9 11.4 8.8 Kero 150~265 23.4 20.2 22.1 20.3 LGO 265~340 17.6 19.3 19.5 19.5 VGO 340~380 10.4 11.7 11.4 11.3 AR >380 33.8 39.9 35.6 40.1 Relation 1 — — 1.07 1.04 1.07 (B/A)

TABLE-US-00010 TABLE 10 Zeolite Clay RFCC E-cat Increase/ Increase/ Increase/ BP decrease decrease decrease (° C.) rate*, % rate, % rate, % H-Naph  80~150 −18.0 −36.7 −36.0 Kero 150~265 −5.6 −13.2 −13.7 LGO 265~340 10.8 10.8 9.7 VGO 340~380 9.6 8.7 12.5 AR >380 5.3 18.6 18.0 (Increase/decrease rate*: increase/decrease rate as compared with raw material composition, (selectivity − raw material selectivity)/raw material selectivity × 100)

[0101] Referring to Tables 9 and 10, as a result of analyzing the composition after the reaction, it was confirmed that the composition of naphtha oil (bp<150° C.) was slightly decreased and the composition of LGO or higher was slightly increased, and in particular, when the clay catalyst having the highest reduction efficiency for Cl, S, and N was applied, it was confirmed that the oil average molecular weight increase was the highest.

Example 3. Review of Cl Reduction Reaction Characteristics Using RFCC E-Cat

Example 3-1. Review of Temperature Effect

[0102] Since the Cl reduction characteristics of the solid acid catalyst were confirmed, a Cl reduction tendency by reaction variable was confirmed therefrom, for deriving optimal Cl reduction operating conditions.

[0103] Pyrolysis oil B used as the raw material was waste plastic pyrolysis oil having a CI content level of 67 wppm. The molecular weight distribution and the impurity content were analyzed by the same analysis as Example 1, and the results are shown in the following Tables 11 and 12.

TABLE-US-00011 TABLE 11 Cut Expected carbon Boiling point Yield Name range (° C.) (wt %) H-Naph ~C8 <150 8.1 KERO  C9~C17 150~265 24.4 LGO C18~C20 265~340 22.7 VGO/AR C21~ >340 44.8 SUM — — 100

TABLE-US-00012 TABLE 12 mg/Kg Cl N S O Pyrolysis oil B 67 348 20 0.2

[0104] Since the pyrolysis oil was also solid, it was maintained in an oven at 70° C. for 3 hours or more, and then was converted into a liquid phase and used. 120 g of the liquid pyrolysis oil and 12 g of RFCC E-cat were sequentially introduced to an autoclave having a reactor internal volume of 300 cc. The same materials as those used in Example 2-1 of RFCC E-cat used were used.

[0105] Certain amounts of pyrolysis oil and E-cat were introduced to the reactor, and the weight was measured. The reactor was fastened, and N.sub.2 purge was performed. Thereafter, stirring was performed at 500 rpm under the conditions of 1 bar of N.sub.2, and the reactor temperature was raised up to a target temperature at a rate of 1° C./min. The reaction was maintained for 3 hours and then terminated.

[0106] After the completion of the reaction, the reactor temperature was maintained at 80° C., autoclave coupling was released, and the weight of the reactor including the mixture of the treated pyrolysis oil and E-cat was measured to calculate a recovery rate.

[0107] The treated pyrolysis oil and E-cat in the mixture in the reactor were separated by a filter paper. The treated pyrolysis oil recovered was analyzed for a composition change and an impurity content change, and the results are shown in the following Tables 13 to 15 and FIGS. 4 to 10.

TABLE-US-00013 TABLE 13 Recover Recovery Reaction Feed E-cat y rate temperature Cl N S O Classification (g) (g) (g) (%) (° C.) wppm wppm wppm wt % Feed 67 348 20 0.2 Example 3-1 119.8 11.8 116 96.8 170 45 184 16.8 <0.1 119.4 12 115.2 96.5 203 40 184 16.9 <0.1 119.5 12.1 115 96.2 237 30 184 16.6 <0.1 119.8 11.7 117.1 97.7 260 15 167 17.4 <0.1 120.2 12 116.9 97.3 280 7 162 15.6 <0.1

TABLE-US-00014 TABLE 14 Reaction temperature (° C.) Cl, wppm Cl reduction rate (%) 170 45 32.84 203 40 40.30 237 30 55.22 260 15 77.61 280 7 89.55

[0108] The recovery rate was 96.2 to 97.7%, and the loss occurring during the experiment was 2.3 to 2.8% which was very low. It was confirmed that as the reaction temperature was raised, the Cl reduction rate (Cl reduction amount per unit E-cat) was increased, and as the reaction temperature was raised in the experimental temperature range, CI removal performance was improved.

[0109] It was also confirmed that removal ratios of N and S were increased as not only the Cl content but also the reaction temperature was increased. In the case of N, a difference in the reduction rate was not large under the conditions of 240° C. or lower, but the reduction rate was increased under the conditions of 260° C. or higher, and thus, it was inferred that the N reduction reaction was separately carried out based on 260° C. (see FIGS. 5 and 6).

TABLE-US-00015 TABLE 15 Reaction Naph Kero LGO VGO Relation 1 temperature (bp <150° C.) (bp 150~265° C.) (bp 265~340° C.) (bp >340° C.) (B/A) Classification (° C.) wt % wt % wt % wt % (wt %/wt %) Feed 8.1 24.4 22.7 44.8 — Example 3-1 170 7.5 22.5 23 47 1.00 203 7.9 22.9 22.6 46.6 1.00 237 7.8 22.2 22.4 47.6 1.01 260 7 21.9 22.6 48.5 1.00 280 7.9 22.9 22.2 47 1.00

[0110] (In Relation 1 of Table 15, A is wt % of components having a boiling point (bp) of 150° C. or higher with respect to the total weight of the raw material (waste oil), and B is wt % of components having bp of 150° C. or higher with respect to the total weight of each oil treated with RFCC E-Cat, Zeolite, and clay.)

[0111] Referring to Table 15 and FIG. 7, the composition was hardly changed at a reaction temperature of 170 to 240° C., and at 260° C. or higher, an oligomerization phenomenon in which the contents of naphtha and kerosene were slightly decreased and the contents of LGO and VGO were slightly increased was confirmed. When high temperature stirring operation was performed at a reaction temperature of 275 to 295° C., product abnormality and yield loss were minimized, and the Cl content to be desired of <10 ppm was satisfied.

Example 3-2. Review of Time Effect

[0112] In order to confirm the Cl reduction characteristics of the solid acid catalyst, the CI reduction tendency over time under the operating conditions at 280° C. in which a difference in composition derived in Example 3-1 was small and the Cl reduction efficiency was high was confirmed. Other reaction variables such as a catalytic amount and a stirring speed and the analysis method were performed under the same conditions as Example 3-1. Further, the analysis results are shown in the following Tables 16 and 17 and FIGS. 8 to 12.

TABLE-US-00016 TABLE 16 Recovery Feed E-cat Recovery rate Time Cl N S O Classification (g) (g) (g) (%) (h) wppm wppm wppm wt % Feed 67 348 20 0.2 Example 3-2 119.2 12 114.7 96.2 0.08 32 174 16 0.2 119.5 11.9 116.6 97.6 0.5 21 161 16 0.1 119.5 11.9 115.1 96.3 1 15 171 15 <0.1 120.2 12 116.9 97.3 3 7 162 15.6 <0.1 119.8 11.9 117.3 97.9 5 4 153 15 <0.1

TABLE-US-00017 TABLE 17 Time (h) Cl, wppm Cl reduction rate (%) 0.08 32 52.24 0.5 21 68.66 1 15 77.61 2 10 85.07 3 7 89.55 5 4 94.03

[0113] Referring to Tables 16 and 17 ad FIGS. 8 to 11, it was confirmed that S, N, and O including Cl were decreased over time. There was no significant difference in the recovery rate over time. For the raw material having a Cl content of 67 wppm, a treatment time was increased to increase the Cl reduction efficiency, and in a treatment of 24 hours, a Cl content of 1.6 wppm which was reduced by 97.6% of total Cl was confirmed.

[0114] It was confirmed that for a Cl reduction tendency, the Cl reduction rate was gradually lowered after initial rapid Cl reduction, and the Cl reduction rate tended to decrease over time, but the reduction rates of N and S were almost constant over time.

TABLE-US-00018 TABLE 18 Naph Kero LGO VGO Relation 1 Time (bp <150° C.) (bp 150~265° C.) (bp 265~340° C.) (bp >340° C.) (B/A) Classification (h) wt % wt % wt % wt % (wt %/wt %) Feed 8.1 24.4 22.7 44.8 — Example 3-2 0.08 5.7 23.6 21.7 49 1.03 0.5 6.5 24 21.5 48 1.02 1 7.5 23.5 22 47 1.01 2 6.4 23.8 21.7 48.1 1.02 3 7.9 22.9 22.2 47 1.00 5 7.5 23.5 22 47 1.01

[0115] Referring to Table 18 and FIG. 12, a tendency in which Naphtha and Kero ratios were increased and LGO and VGO were decreased over time was confirmed. Thus, it may be inferred that as the cracking reactivity was increased, the reduction rate of impurities including the Cl reduction rate was increased.

TABLE-US-00019 TABLE 19 t (h) C 0th (Co/C) 1.sup.st (In (Co/C)) 2.sup.nd (1/C) 0.08 32 2.09 0.74 0.03 0.5 21 3.19 1.16 0.05 1 15 4.47 1.50 0.07 2 10 6.70 1.90 0.10 3 7 9.57 2.26 0.14 5 4 16.75 2.82 0.25

[0116] Referring to Table 18 and FIG. 13, a reaction order of the Cl reduction reaction was calculated by interpreting the Cl reduction performance over a reaction time. When a reciprocal (1/C) of the reaction time (t) and the Cl weight was shown, it was confirmed that the Cl reduction rate approximated the second-order reaction rate equation to the reaction time. In summary, since the slope of the Cl removal amount was rapidly decreased in more or less than 3 hours and the Cl content to be desired of <10 ppm was satisfied, it was found that it is most preferred that the stirring operation at a high temperature is performed for 3 hours.

Example 3-3. Review of Amount of Catalyst Introduced

[0117] In order to confirm the Cl reduction characteristics of the solid acid catalyst, the CI reduction tendency depending on an amount of catalyst introduced under the operating conditions at 280° C. for 3 hours in which a difference in composition compared with the raw material derived in Examples 3-1 and 3-2 was small and the Cl reduction efficiency was high was confirmed. Other reaction variables such as a stirring speed and the analysis method were performed under the same conditions as Example 3-1. The analysis results are shown in the following Tables 21 to 23 and FIGS. 14 to 18.

TABLE-US-00020 TABLE 20 Recovery Catalytic Feed E-cat Recovery rate amount Cl N S O Classification (g) (g) (g) (%) (%) wppm wppm wppm wt % Feed 67 348 20 0.2 Example 3-3 120 0 117.3 97.8 0 45 328 18 0.2 119.5 1.2 116.5 97.5 1 29 310 22 0.2 120 3 117.4 97.8 2.5 28 282 20 0.2 119.6 5.9 113.4 94.8 5 16 233 17 0.1 119.5 9 115.1 96.3 7.5 11 200 16 <0.1 120.2 12 116.9 97.3 10 7 162 15.6 <0.1

[0118] Referring to Table 20 and FIGS. 14 to 17, it was confirmed that when the catalytic amount introduced was gradually increased to 10 wt %, the Cl reduction rate was increased as the catalytic amount was increased. Like the results in Examples 3-1 and 3-2, the contents of N, S, and O were removed together, in addition to Cl.

[0119] N showed a tendency of being removed in proportion to the increase in the catalytic amount introduced. S had the same tendency of being removed in proportion to the increase in the catalytic amount introduced, but the slope of S reduction to the catalytic amount introduced of 10 wt % was very low.

TABLE-US-00021 TABLE 21 Catalytic Naph Kero LGO VGO Relation amount (bp <150° C.) (bp 150~265° C.) (bp 265~340° C.) (bp >340° C.) 1 (B/A) Classification (%) wt % wt % wt % wt % (wt %/wt %) Feed 8.1 24.4 22.7 44.8 — Example 3-3 0 5.8 22 21.2 51 1.03 1 5.8 22.7 20 51.5 1.03 2.5 5.7 23.0 21.7 49.4 1.02 5 6.3 22.3 21.1 50.4 1.02 7.5 5.8 22.7 21.5 50 1.03 10 7.9 22.9 22.2 47 1.00

[0120] Referring to Table 21 and FIG. 18, it was confirmed that the composition was not changed much under the conditions of an increase in the introduced amount up to 10 wt % of E-cat, even with the increase in the catalytic amount introduced.

TABLE-US-00022 TABLE 22 mg/Kg Fe Na Ca Al Pyrolysis oil B 2.9 5.7 0.5 0.3 Example 3-1 280° C. 1.3 2.1 0.2 0.1

[0121] In order to confirm whether metal impurities such as Fe, Na, and Ca may be removed in addition to impurities such as Cl, N, S, and O, analysis of metal impurities for the sample recovered under the operating conditions of 280° C. of Example 3-1 in which no composition was changed and Cl reduction efficiency was high was performed. The Results of comparing the contents of metal impurities for the samples recovered under the operating conditions of 280° C. of Example 3-1 with the contents of metal impurities of the raw material sample are shown in Table 22. It was confirmed that 60% or more of Fe, Na, Ca, and Al was all removed at the same time.

Example 3-4. Review of Experiment of High Pressure N.SUB.2 .Influence

[0122] In order to confirm the Cl reduction characteristics under the conditions of N.sub.2 high pressure operation, the Cl reduction characteristics under the conditions of 35 bar of N.sub.2 were confirmed in the operating conditions of 280° C., 3 hrs, 10 wt % of E-cat which was derived from Examples 3-1, 3-2, and 3-3. Other reaction variables such as a stirring speed and the analysis method were performed under the same conditions as Example 3-1. The analysis results are shown in the following Tables 23 and 24.

TABLE-US-00023 TABLE 23 Recovery Feed E-cat Recovery rate N.sub.2 Cl N S O Classification (g) (g) (g) (%) (bar) wppm wppm wppm wt % Feed 67 348 20 0.2 Example 3-4 120.2 12 116.9 97.3 1 7 162 15.6 <0.1 119.2 119.2 115.9 97.2 35 6 152 17.5 <0.1

TABLE-US-00024 TABLE 24 Naph Kero LGO VGO Relation 1 N.sub.2 (bp <150° C.) (bp 150~265° C.) (bp 265~340° C.) (bp >340° C.) (B/A) Classification (bar) wt % wt % wt % wt % (wt %/wt %) Feed 8.1 24.4 22.7 44.8 —  3-4 1 7.9 22.9 22.2 47 1.00 35 6.5 24.8 21.3 47.4 1.02

[0123] Referring to Tables 23 and 24, by applying high pressure N.sub.2 of 35 bar, it was confirmed that there was no significant difference in the Cl reduction efficiency and the N, S, O reduction efficiency and the composition was not changed much, even when the catalytic reaction was performed in a liquid phase under the operating conditions of 280° C., and there was no significant difference in the impurity reduction activity resulting from a difference in catalyst/raw material reaction depending on a N.sub.2 pressure change.

[0124] From the experiment of Example 3, it was confirmed that the waste oil having a high Cl content of 67 wppm had almost no change in the composition by the high-temperature treatment, and 95% or more of the Cl content may be removed, after 10 wt % of RFCC E-cat which was the solid acid catalyst was introduced. At the same time, it was confirmed that S, N, and O may be removed in addition to Cl, and the metal impurities such as Fe, Al, Na, and Ca may be removed.

Example 3-5. Review of Influence of Low-Rate Stirring Treatment

[0125] Since the solid acid catalyst and the raw material had different phases under the reaction conditions, the raw material/catalyst ratio by position may vary, unless the stirring speed was not maintained to a certain level or higher. The raw material/catalyst non-uniformity as such may decrease the Cl reduction reaction activity, and in order to confirm the Cl reduction efficacy in the phenomenon, a low-speed stirring experiment was carried out.

[0126] After a mixture of the raw material and the catalyst was introduced, the experiment was carried out under the conditions of a stirring speed of 40 rpm at which the solid acid catalyst sinking to the bottom of the reactor was not uniformly mixed with the raw material. The Cl reduction characteristics under the conditions of the stirring speed of 40 rpm, not 500 rpm were confirmed in the operating conditions of 1 bar of N.sub.2, 280° C., 3 hrs, and 10 wt % of E-cat. The analysis method was performed under the same conditions as in Example 3-1. The analysis results are shown in the following Tables 25 and 26.

TABLE-US-00025 TABLE 25 Recovery Stirring Feed E-cat Recovery rate speed Cl N S O Classification (g) (g) (g) (%) (rpm) wppm wppm wppm wt % Feed 67 348 20 0.2 Example 3-5 120.2 12 116.9 97.3 500 7 162 15.6 <0.1 119.5 12 116.5 97.5 40 15 205 16 0.1

TABLE-US-00026 TABLE 26 Stirring Naph Kero LGO VGO Relation speed (bp <150° C.) (bp 150~265° C.) (bp 265~340° C.) (bp >340° C.) 1 (B/A) Classification (rpm) wt % wt % wt % wt % (wt %/wt %) Feed 8.1 24.4 22.7 44.8 — Example 3-5 500 7.9 22.9 22.2 47 1.00 40 7.4 26.5 22.9 43.2 1.01

[0127] Referring to Tables 25 and 26, the Cl reduction effect of 75% or more was confirmed even under the stirring speed of 40 rpm, and it was confirmed that N, S, 0, and the like were also reduced. As a result of confirming the composition change, it was confirmed that the material of the composition in a VGO range was at a similar level before and after the reaction, and there was no significant difference but only a small amount of naphtha was converted into Kero. Unlike the general experimental results in which general LGO and VGO ranges were increased, it was confirmed that only a small amount of light olefin in naphtha was converted into Kero under the conditions of a low stirring speed, and VGO conversion by oligomerization of a heavy olefin was limited.

Example 4. Review of Cl Reduction Reaction Characteristics Using Waste Clay

[0128] Since the Cl reduction reaction characteristics for the oil having a high Cl content of RFCC E-cat in Example 3 were confirmed, the Cl reduction reaction activity was also reviewed for the clay which was the solid acid material.

[0129] The pyrolysis oil used as the raw material was a pyrolysis oil at a level of a CI content of 67 wppm used in Example 3-1. The waste clay was a clay catalyst discarded after being used for removing an olefin during the petrochemical process. The waste clay catalyst was a catalyst discarded in the petrochemical process, and was used after removing the oil included on the surface and in the inside by drying. The physical properties of the waste clay catalyst are shown in the following Table 27.

TABLE-US-00027 TABLE 27 Average Apparent Pore pore Bulk Surface area, m.sup.2/g volume diameter Density Sample Micro external (cc/g) (Å) (g/cc) Clay 281.1 0.32  45.6 0.7147 21.7 259.4 Particle size 2.0 mm 2.0-0.3 mm 0.3 mm or more or less Content (wt %) 15.7781 83.8070 0.4149

[0130] 53 g of the pyrolysis oil which was maintained in an oven at 70° C. for 3 hours or more to be converted into a liquid phase and 5.3 g of the spent clay were introduced to a 130 cc autoclave reactor. Thereafter, the reactor was fastened, and purging was performed three times at 10 bar of N.sub.2. After a leak test was performed under the conditions of 30 bar of N.sub.2, no leak was confirmed and the reactor was vented, in a state of being stabilized in 1 bar of N.sub.2, stirring was performed at 500 rpm, and the temperature was raised up to a target temperature. After reaching the target temperature, the temperature was maintained for 3 hours and the reaction was completed. After the completion of the reaction, the temperature was lowered to 80° C., the reactor was disassembled, and filtration was performed to separate the oil having reduced impurities and spent clay.

[0131] Analysis for confirming an impurity content and a composition change was performed in the same manner as in Example 2. The results of clay experiment are shown in Table 28.

TABLE-US-00028 TABLE 28 Temperature/time Clay waste catalyst RFCC E-cat Classification (° C./hr) Cl, wppm Cl, wppm Feed — 67 67 Example 4 200/3 30 40 280/1 14 15 280/3 11 7

[0132] Referring to Table 28, the Cl reduction performance was superior to that of RFCC E-cat in the conditions of a temperature of 200° C., but in a high temperature/long term treatment, the Cl reduction performance was inferior to that of RFCC E-cat. In addition, it was confirmed that the oligomerization reactivity was higher than that of RFCC E-cat in the conditions of high temperature/long term treatment, and thus, a LGO/VGO composition increase phenomenon was higher.

Example 5. Application of Fixed Bed Reactor

[0133] Pyrolysis oil which was solid at room temperature and an oil having a high CI content of Example 1 was allowed to stand in an oven at 70° C. for 3 hours, and was converted into a liquid phase. The fixed bed reactor was filled with 8.1 g of the same material as RFCC E-cat of Examples 2 and 3, dried by N.sub.2 purge at 280° C., and pressed at 37 bar, and then the pyrolysis oil was supplied using a liquid pump. The diameter of the reactor used was 7 mm, and the filling amount and the feed supply rate were varied depending on the experimental conditions. The sample discharged to the rear end of the reactor with varied space velocity per catalyst was collected and a residual Cl content was measured, and the results are shown in the following Table 29.

TABLE-US-00029 TABLE 29 WHSV(/hr) Throughput/g_cat Cl (ppm) Case 1 0.42 2.3 2 5.0 11 6.5 26 6.9 25 10.1 23 11.7 41 13.4 42 14.6 44 15.5 48 Case 2 1.40 2.8 3 7.2 17 9.4 35 12.2 35 Case 3 2.44 3.4 8 8.7 32 13.3 26 24.8 35 Case 4 5.90 4.3 9 7.7 42 24.5 47 67.7 56

[0134] Referring to Table 29, as the reaction time was increased, removal performance deteriorated, and thus, a discharged Cl concentration was increased. A feed throughout per catalyst satisfying Cl content <10 ppm in a range of an appropriate space velocity of 0.1/hr to 10/hr was ˜5 g_feed/g_cat.

TABLE-US-00030 TABLE 30 Temperature, Pressure, Feed g/ Cl N S WHSV/hr ° C. bar g_cat ppm ppm ppm 1.6 289.0 37.91 1.4 2 2.8 5.1 292.8 35.35 2.7 24 34 17.8 296.4 35.94 4.3 42 156 19.3 293.9 37.58 5.4 49 185 20.6 293.1 35.5 6.4 48 219 20.7

[0135] Referring to Table 30, as a result of measuring the contents of Cl and other impurities in the conditions of a space velocity of 1.6/hr as in the following examples, a N and S removal effect was confirmed like Example 3. As the reaction time was increased, it was confirmed that N and S removal ability was deteriorated together with the deterioration of Cl removal performance.

Example 6. Review of Further Cl Reduction by Repeated Treatment

[0136] A further Cl reduction possibility was reviewed by a repeated treatment, for the sample from which impurities including Cl were removed by the solid acid material.

[0137] The raw material and the catalyst were the same as the pyrolysis oil and E-cat which were used in Example 3. The experiment was performed under the same operating conditions as the treatment conditions at 280° C. of Example 3-1 having a CI reduction rate of 90% or more, with little change in the composition as compared with the raw material, thereby recovering the oil of Example 6-1. The analysis of the recovered oil was performed in the same manner as in Example 3, and the results are shown in the following Table 31.

TABLE-US-00031 TABLE 31 Reaction Raw temperature Time Cl N S O Classification material (° C.) (hr) wppm wppm wppm wt % Feed — — — 67 348 20 0.2 Example 3_280° C. Feed 280 3 7 162 15.6 <0.1 Example 6-1 Feed 280 3 6 158 15.5 <0.1 Example 6-2 6-1 280 24 1 19 7.8 <0.1

[0138] Referring to Table 31, as a result of analyzing the composition and the impurities, it was confirmed that the Cl content, the S, N, and O content, the composition, and the like of the oil of Example 3 (treated at 280° C.) and the oil of Example 6-1, which were treated in the same operating conditions and recovered, were all similar, and thus, the method is reproducible.

[0139] The treatment was repeated once again under the same reaction temperature conditions, using the recovered oil of Example 6-1 as the raw material, and the oil of Example 6-2 was recovered. The impurity content and the composition of the recovered oil of Example 6-2 were obtained in the same manner as in Example 3, and the analysis results are shown in the following Table 32.

TABLE-US-00032 TABLE 32 Reaction Naph Kero LGO VGO Relation temperature Time (bp <150° C.) (bp 150~265° C.) (bp 265~340° C.) (bp >340° C.) 1 (B/A) Classification (° C.) (hr) wt % wt % wt % wt % (wt %/wt %) Feed — — 8.1 24.4 22.7 44.8 — Example 3 280 3 7.9 22.9 22.2 47.0 1.00 Example 6-1 280 3 7.4 25.1 22.1 45.5 1.01 Example 6-2 280 24 6.5 24.6 21.7 47.3 1.02

[0140] Referring to Table 32, the sample of Example 6-2 obtained by retreating and recovering the sample of Example 6-1 had a Cl content of 1 wppm and N and S contents of 19 wppm and 7.8 wppm, respectively, and thus, a very large impurity reduction effect was confirmed. The Cl content acceptable in the most refinery processes is limited to a level of 1 wppm in the raw material for preventing device corrosion, and it was confirmed that the oil of Example 6-2 satisfied the standard of the impurity content. Thus, it was confirmed that a very low impurity standard process may be also applied as a technology for manufacturing a raw material by the repeated treatment.

[0141] Though oligomerization effect such as a decreased ratio of a naphtha region and a slightly increased ratio of heavy hydrocarbons such as VGO was observed, there was no significant difference overall in the composition.

[0142] When the results of the examples were combined, it was confirmed that the impurities may be selectively removed with little change in the composition of the oil, by treating the waste oil with the solid acid material, according to the present invention. In addition, it was confirmed from Example 6 that the impurities may be extremely decreased with little change in the composition of the oil by repeatedly applying the solid acid material.

[0143] Although the exemplary embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the exemplary embodiments but may be made in various forms different from each other, and those skilled in the art will understand that the present invention may be implemented in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential feature of the present invention. Therefore, it should be understood that the exemplary embodiments described above are not restrictive, but illustrative in all aspects.