Comprimo B.V. Lube Oil Hydrotreater 3 (LHT-3) Hydrotreating to produce lubricating-manufacturing oils

Comprimo B.V. Lube Oil Hydrotreater 3 (LHT-3)
Year: 1983

Hydrotreating to produce lubricating-manufacturing oils, sulfur-free, few aromatics, light color, color stability (aging).
Year of manufacture 1983
Process Design by Shell
Process Engineering by Comprimo B.V.
Feed = Paraffinic or naphthenic distillates (range of Viscosity = 2 – 2000 cst/40°C)
Throughput max. 600 t/d (yield range 72% – 96%)


Operational operating temperature = 375°C (Reactor WABT = Weighted Average Bed Temperature)
Operational operating pressure = 172 bar
2015 – Revamp to operate with pure Hydrogen Make-Up gas (99,99%)
2022 – Decommissioning