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Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, University of Zenica , Zenica , Bosnia and Herzegovina
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, University of Zenica , Zenica , Bosnia and Herzegovina
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, University of Zenica , Zenica , Bosnia and Herzegovina
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, University of Zenica , Zenica , Bosnia and Herzegovina
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, University of Zenica , Zenica , Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hydrocracked base oil raw material (BORM) is the basis for the production of hydrocracked base
oils (HC-base oils) in the company „Modriča Oil Refinery“, which is engaged in the production of
HC-base oils, various motor and industrial lubricating oils, and lubricating greases. The
production of the mentioned HC-base oils consists of four production units, the first of which
(hydrocracking) is located in Bosanski Brod, and the other three (vacuum distillation,
deparaffinization,and final processing - bleaching) are located within the Modrič Oil Refinery. The
aim of this work was to analyze the influence of different physicochemical characteristics of BORM,
which undergoes certain production processes, on the quality of its distillates. Distillation curves
are also presented in the paper, based on which the temperature regime of the vacuum column is
monitored and set, and different yields of fractions can be obtained. The obtained results for all
tested parameters of the obtained fractions using two different base oil raw materials are within the
limits prescribed by the internal standard.
BORM (base oil raw material), HC (hydrocracked) base oils, fractions, physical and chemical characteristics
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