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| 20080283445 | Hydrocarbon thermal cracking using atmospheric residuum - A method for thermally cracking a hydrocarbonaceous feed wherein the feed is first gasified in a vaporization unit. A significant component of the feed is residua from the atmospheric thermal distillation of crude oil. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20090057196 | Production of an enhanced resid coker feed using ultrafiltration - This invention relates to a high-pressure ultrafiltration process to produce an improved coker feed for producing a substantially free-flowing coke, preferably free-flowing shot coke from an atmospheric and/or vacuum resid feedstock. The process of this invention utilizes a high-pressure ultrafiltration process to produce an intermediate product stream with improved the Conradson Carbon Residue (CCR) content which is utilized in either an improved delayed coking or a fluid coking process. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090139899 | Process of Modification of a Feedstock in a Delayed Coking Unit - A process is described of delayed coking optimized for greater yield of diesel oil from coke by means of modifications to the feedstock in a Delayed Coking Unit. According to the present invention in a first embodiment of the invention the feedstock includes the bottom product of the vacuum distillation tower, known in the prior art as vacuum residuum and the heavy gas oil from coke obtained in the fractionation tower and recycled to comprise the aforesaid combined feedstock. In a second embodiment of the present invention the feedstock consists of: the bottom residuum proceeding from the atmospheric distillation tower, known in the prior art as atmospheric residuum, and heavy gas oil from coke obtained in the fractionation tower and recycled to comprise the aforesaid feedstock of the unit. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090152166 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTRODUCING FLUIDS INTO A HYDROCRACKING REACTOR - The invention provides a method and apparatus for introducing a high-density hydrocarbon liquid into a hydrocracking reactor. The method comprises atomizing the high-density hydrocarbon liquid and injecting the atomized liquid into the hydrocracking reactor. The method may also comprise mixing hydrogen with the high-density hydrocarbon liquid prior to atomizing the high-density hydrocarbon liquid. The apparatus comprises an injection valve for introducing a high-density hydrocarbon liquid into a hydrocracking reactor comprises an atomizer coupled to receive the high-density hydrocarbon liquid. The atomizer comprises a nozzle configured to atomize the high-density hydrocarbon liquid and inject the high-density hydrocarbon liquid into the hydrocracking reactor. The injection valve may also comprise a mixer coupled to receive hydrogen and the high-density hydrocarbon liquid. The mixer may be configured to mix the hydrogen and high-density hydrocarbon liquid and deliver the mixture to the atomizer. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090159498 | INTERGRATED PROCESS FOR IN-FIELD UPGRADING OF HYDROCARBONS - A process is provided for in-field upgrading of heavy hydrocarbons such as whole heavy oil, bitumen, and the like using supercritical water. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090173664 | PROCESS TO UPGRADE HEAVY OIL BY HOT PRESSURIZED WATER AND ULTRASONIC WAVE GENERATING PRE-MIXER - A process for upgrading heavy oil by mixing the heavy oil with water fluid using an ultrasonic wave generator prior to increasing the temperature and pressure of the mixture to values near to or exceeding the critical point of water, to produce low pour point, high value oil having low sulfur, low nitrogen, and low metallic impurities for use as hydrocarbon feedstock. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090288988 | PROCESS FOR THE HYDROTREATMENT OF A GAS-OIL FEEDSTOCK, HYDROTREATMENT REACTOR FOR IMPLEMENTING SAID PROCESS, AND CORRESPONDING HYDROREFINING UNIT - The invention relates to a process for the catalytic hydrotreating of a feed of oil origin, of diesel fuel type, in at least one fixed-bed hydrotreating reactor, for manufacturing diesel fuel, characterized in that incorporated into said feed are vegetable oils and/or animal fats up to a level of around 30% by weight, the mixture of said feed and vegetable oils and/or animal fats being introduced into the reactor operating in a single pass, without recycling liquid effluent at the top of the reactor. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090308789 | RADIATION PROCESSING OF HEAVY OILS - The present invention is drawn to a method of processing heavy paraffinic oils or heavy aromatic oils using radiation chemistry of polyethylene under oxidizing conditions. The process of the invention will result in a chain reaction for oxidative scission as the basis for a radiation processing for heavy paraffinic or aromatic oils. The method of the invention will allow for the cost-efficient and environmentally-friendly processing of heavy oils into lighter petroleum products. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100206772 | Process for the fractionation of diluted bitumen for use in light sweet refinery - This is a unique way of upgrading an existing refinery to process heavy bitumen. The upgrade utilizes a diluent recovery unit (DRU) in front of a Resid Hydrocracker. The diluent is light enough that the DRU does not require significant metallurgy upgrades. The corrosive, heavier material is neutralized in the Resid Hydrocracker eliminating need for metallurgical upgrades in downstream units. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20110049011 | METHOD OF PROCESSING FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHETIC OIL TO MANUFACTURE DIESEL FUEL BASE STOCK AND METHOD OF CALCULATING CRACKING RATE UPON HYDROCRACKING WAX FRACTION - An object of the present invention is to provide a method of processing Fischer-Tropsch synthetic oil to manufacture a diesel fuel base stock, the method including: (a) fractionating, in a fractionator, Fischer-Tropsch synthetic oil obtained by a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis method into at least two fractions of a middle fraction containing a component having a boiling point range corresponding to diesel fuel oil and a wax fraction containing a wax component heavier than the middle fraction; (b) bringing the wax fraction into contact with a hydrocracking catalyst in a hydrocracking reactor to obtain a hydrocracked product; (c) separating a gas component from the hydrocracked product to produce hydrocracked oil in a gas-liquid separator disposed in the rear of the hydrocracking reactor used in the step (b); (d) measuring the composition of the gas component separated in the step (c); (e) calculating a cracking rate in the hydrocracking reaction based on the composition of the gas component measured in the step (d); and (f) controlling an operation condition of the hydrocracking reactor so that the cracking rate calculated in the step (e) agrees with an objective cracking rate. Furthermore, another object of the present invention is to provide a method of calculating the cracking rate in hydrocracking the wax fraction obtained by fractionating the Fischer-Tropsch synthetic oil in the fractionator. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110068045 | DISPERSED METAL SULFIDE-BASED CATALYSTS - The invention provides a catalyst composition, which includes an emulsion of an aqueous phase in an oil phase, wherein the aqueous phase comprises an aqueous solution containing a group 6 metal and a group 8, 9 or 10 metal. The metals can be provided in two separate emulsions, and these emulsions are well suited for treating hydrocarbon feedstocks. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110147266 | Petroleum Upgrading Process - A process for upgrading a heavy oil stream by completely mixing the heavy oil stream with a water stream prior to the introduction of an oxidant stream. A mixture of the heavy oil stream and the water stream are subjected to operating conditions, in the presence of the oxidant stream, that are at or exceed the supercritical temperature and pressure of water. The resulting product stream is a higher value oil having low sulfur, low nitrogen, and low metallic impurities as compared to the heavy oil stream. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110168605 | INTEGRATED BIOREFINERY FOR PRODUCTION OF LIQUID FUELS - A method and system for reforming a carbonaceous feedstock comprising the steps, reforming the feedstock produce a first synthesis gas, subjecting a portion of the first synthesis gas to catalytic conversion, separating from the synthesis gas conversion product at least one byproduct, and utilizing at least a portion of the at least one byproduct during reforming of additional carbonaceous material. In certain instances, the method and system may be used to produce a liquid fuel. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110315600 | REMOVAL OF SULFUR COMPOUNDS FROM PETROLEUM STREAM - A process for upgrading an oil stream by mixing the oil stream with a water stream and subjecting it to conditions that are at or above the supercritical temperature and pressure of water. The process further includes cooling and a subsequent alkaline extraction step. The resulting thiols and hydrogen sulfide gas can be isolated from the product stream, resulting in an upgraded oil stream that is a higher value oil having low sulfur, low nitrogen, and low metallic impurities as compared to the oil stream. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110315601 | HIGH SHEAR PROCESS FOR PROCESSING NAPHTHA - A method and system for processing naphtha, including a high shear mechanical device. In one embodiment, the method comprises forming a dispersion of gas in a naphtha hydrocarbon liquid in a high shear device prior to introduction in a cracking reactor/furnace. In another instance the system for processing naphtha comprises a high shear device for mechanically shearing hydrocarbons. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120181216 | METHOD FOR UPGRADING HEAVY HYDROCARBON OIL - A process for upgrading hydrocarbon oil including mixing hydrocarbon oil with hydrogen gas and heating the hydrogen-enriched hydrocarbon oil before passing the oil through a cavitation apparatus to induce hydrotreating. Hydrotreating is achieved by hydrodynamically generating hydrogen-filled cavitation bubbles and collapsing the bubbles in the hydrocarbon oil under static pressure. The hydrotreating process can increase the API gravity of the hydrocarbon oil and reduce the viscosity of the hydrocarbon oil. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20130026067 | HYDROGEN-ENRICHED FEEDSTOCK FOR FLUIDIZED CATALYTIC CRACKING PROCESS - A process for catalytically cracking a hydrocarbon oil containing sulfur and/or nitrogen hydrocarbon constituents by dissolving excess hydrogen in the liquid hydrocarbon feedstock in a mixing zone at a temperature of 420° C. to 500° C. and a hydrogen-to-feedstock oil volumetric ratio of 300:1 to 3000:1, flashing the mixture to remove remaining hydrogen and any light components in the feed, introducing the hydrogen saturated hydrocarbon feed into an FCC reactor for contact with a catalyst suspension in a riser or downflow reactor to produce lower boiling hydrocarbon components which can be more efficiently and economically separated into lower molecular weight hydrocarbon products, hydrogen sulfide and ammonia gas and unreacted hydrogen in a separation zone. Hydrogen present in the liquid phase enhances the desulfurization and denitrification reactions which occur during the conversion process and allows for the removal of significantly more sulfur- and/or nitrogen-containing contaminants from the feedstock in an economical fashion. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130026068 | EBULLATED-BED PROCESS FOR FEEDSTOCK CONTAINING DISSOLVED HYDROGEN - An improved system and method for processing feedstocks in an ebullated-bed hydroprocessing reactor is provided in which hydrogen gas is dissolved in the fresh and recycled liquid feedstock by mixing and/or diffusion of an excess of hydrogen, followed by flashing of the undissolved hydrogen upstream of the reactor inlet, introduction of the feed containing dissolved hydrogen into the ebullated-bed hydroprocessing reactor whereby the dissolved hydrogen eliminates or minimizes the prior art problems of gas hold-up and reduced operational efficiency of the recycle pump due to the presence of excess gas in the recycle stream when hydrogen gas was introduced as a separate phase into the reactor. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130092599 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR UPGRADING HYDROCARBON - Methods and systems of upgrading hydrocarbon material, such as bituminous material, are described. The methods and systems can reduce or eliminate the need for the use of atmospheric and/or vacuum distillation towers by instead using clyconic separation apparatus. The methods and systems can include the use of one or more cyclonic separation apparatus aligned in series in order to separate out a high boiling point fraction of the hydrocarbon material and then upgrading the high boiling point hydrocarbon material in a nozzle reactor. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130220885 | PROCESS FOR HYDROCRACKING A HYDROCARBON FEEDSTOCK - A hydrocracking process comprising the steps of: (a) combining a hydrocarbonaceous feedstock and a heavy bottom fraction recycle stream with a hydrogen-rich gas to obtain a mixture comprising hydrocarbonaceous feedstock and hydrogen; (b) catalytically hydrocracking the mixture comprising hydrocarbonaceous feedstock and hydrogen in a hydrocracking zone to obtain a hydrocracked effluent; (c) separating the hydrocracked effluent into a first vapour portion and a first liquid portion in a separation zone; (d) heating the first liquid portion to form a vapourised first liquid portion; (e) feeding the vapourised first liquid portion to a fractionation section producing individual product fractions including a heavy bottom fraction comprising unconverted oil at the bottom zone of the fractionation section; (f) withdrawing from the fractionation section the heavy bottom fraction; (g) splitting the heavy bottom fraction in a stream for stripping and a heavy bottom fraction recycle stream; (h) stripping the stream for stripping, with a stripping medium, in a counter current stripping column to form an overhead vapour and a stripped liquid; (i) feeding the overhead vapour to the fractionation section, to a recycle stream or to a position upstream the fractionation section; and (j) removing at least a part of the stripped liquid from the counter current stripping column as a net purge of unconverted oil. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20140097123 | INTEGRATED HYDROPROCESSING - The present invention relates to a method and system for converting gas to liquids and fractionating crude oil or condensate. Advantageously, it includes hydroprocessing at least a portion of the fractionated product and at least a portion of the Fischer-Tropsch products in the same hydroprocessor. Among other advantages the present invention provides for improved output quality for diesel and/or naphtha, reduced transportation and/or storage costs, and/or enhanced energy efficiency. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20150361354 | Method and Apparatus for Improving A Hydrocarbon Feed - Methods for upgrading a hydrocarbon feed are disclosed. The methods include a hydrocarbon feed having an insolubility number, I | 12-17-2015 |
