IMPROVEMENT OF METHOD OF DRYING PETROLEUM, OIL AND LUBRICANTS BY INDIFFERENT GAS.

The issue of enhancing the performance properties of petroleum, oil and lubricants (POL) using indifferent gas by an environmentally safe method is considered in the paper. The main purpose of the research was the improvement of the method of drying POL by indifferent gas, which lied in using exhaust gases of the truck tractor instead of the generator of indifferent gases, which are pre-purified from CO₂ in the exhaust gas purification catalysts, which are also proposed to add to the circuit diagram. The improved scheme of drying petroleum, oil and lubricants by indifferent gas allows solving such problems as dehydration of POL, saving physicochemical and performance properties of POL, reduction of losses of oil products from vaporization, improvement of fire safety during the transportation of POL. The improved scheme, proposed in the paper, meets modern requirements for oil products purification systems, technical and environmental requirements, has low net cost of equipment. The research results can be applied in the operation of mobile equipment for storage and refuelling of POL and hydraulic fluids, as well as in the field of ecology and environmental protection. The research results can be applied by chemmotology experts, experts in the field of operation of equipment for refuelling and storage of POL, as well as ecologists. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]