Lab Report (Initial Boiling Point)
Lab Report (Initial Boiling Point)
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1.0 OBJECTIVES
2.0 SUMMARY
This experiment was performed to test oil distillation in conjunction with the ASTM
process. From this experiment, the goals illustrated are to determine the quantity of various
fractions of petroleum sample, to determine the initial and final boiling point of petroleum
sample, and finally to determine the percentage of distilled amount against temperature of
petroleum product sample. This process is well known for being used to collect data on
distillation (volume % distilled vs. temperature). To perform this experiment, 100 ml of fuel
must be stored in the distilling flask before being poured inside it. The temperature of the vapor
was recorded as the initial boiling point when the first drop of condensate. The burner flame may
need to be increased as 95% of the sample has been diluted and the maximum temperature has
been reported as the final boiling point. The percentage of oil extracted was said to be increased
when the temperature increased. The result shown that, the percentage of the oil distilled
obtained was 88% with 6.2% of residual and 94.2% of the total recovery of gasoline. The initial
boiling point for the petrol was observed to be 77°C with rate of distillation average of 2.93 ml
per min while the final boiling points obtained was 185°C. Depending on the high percentage of
recovery, the petroleum fraction can be categorized into three which are light, medium, and
heavy distillates.
3.0 INTRODUCTION & THEORY
From this experiment there are three objectives that needed to be accomplished. They are
to calculate the percentage of distilled quantity against petroleum product sample temperature,
calculate the initial and final boiling point of petroleum sample and determine the quantity of
different fractions of petroleum sample. The products used in this experiment are petroleum
which using the ASTM process. Around 100ml of petroleum was weighed using a measuring
tool and poured into the compartment of the cabinet. A new measuring cylinder was placed at the
support of the column. The heater power was switched on and started with 10-20% for about 5-
10 minutes for them to start boiling.
The liquid's first drop is known as the Initial Boiling Point (IBP). The time and
temperature (min) have been reported. This process was repeated with every 10ml interval until
it exceeded 90ml and then continue from 1ml interval until the liquid ceases to fall. Temperature
was registered as well as time taken. The final drop of the liquid is known as ultimate boiling
point for petroleum products. Therefore, the task of determining the boiling point range was
attained. [ CITATION Sot17 \l 1033 ]
After that, calculating the residue left in the flask can be measured to the percentage
residue. The overall recovery percentage can be determined by adding recovery percentage and
residue percentage in flask. The combination is deducted to 100. Therefore, the percentage of
distilled quantity can be measured against temperature. [ CITATION Nik18 \l 1033 ]
Temperature: 70 °C
Timer: 6 minutes
Time: 30 minutes
Volume distilled: 88 mL
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The simplest method on obtaining data of distillation for petroleum products is by the
ASTM Method. The purpose on running this experiment is to determine the percentage of
distilled amount against temperature of petroleum product sample and to determine the initial
and final boiling point of petroleum sample. Other than that, it is also to determine the quantity
of various components of petroleum sample.
From the result, the initial boiling point is 70°C in minute-6 and the final boiling point is
at minute-30 with 185°C. In this experiment, the results show that from 100 mL of sample, only
88 mL is distilled. The rest is either not distilled or loss. The residue left is 6.2 mL and a total of
5.8 mL has loss. The total percentage of recovery is at 94.2% while the total loss percentage is
5.8%. The rate of distillation average is 2.93 mL per min until minute-30.
The first 5 minutes there is no petroleum distilled as the petroleum has not enough
energy. The temperature is still too low for the petroleum to break down and vaporize. The rate
of distillation goes very fast at the early 18 minutes and slowed down afterwards. This is because
in petroleum there is many components and each has the exact requirements in order to
vaporized and distilled. Therefore, if the outcome wanted is to finish the sample then longer time
is needed in order to let all sample distilled.
5.0 CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
From this ASTM oil distillation experiment using petrol, it can be concluded that the
temperature is the main vaporizing factor of the fuel, which means that the fuel will be easier to
vaporize due to the rising temperature due to the high volatility in the fuel, which can easily form
a flammable mixture. Based on the results obtained, the first drop was produced at 70 ° C (initial
boiling point) and the final boiling point of 185 ° C was obtained at 88 mL of final distilled
volume where the temperature increased, the higher the distilled and vaporized volume of petrol,
the longer the time taken for the petrol to reach the final boiling point from the beginning of the
first drop compared to the low temperature. Next, the percentage of oil distilled is 88% and the
residual volume is 6.2mL which means the total recovery of gasoline obtained was 94.2% where
the higher distilled quantity was produced by increasing the temperature. For a given
temperature, it makes the fuel easier to vaporize as this fuel has a high volatility, as the
temperature increases. That means that a highly volatile fuel is more likely than a low volatile
fuel to form a flammable or explosive mixture with air.