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Hydrocarbon hydrocracking process
Assignee: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Co
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Filing: 1981-08-31
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Granted: 1983-01-11
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Expires: 2001-08-31
Abstract
Abstract A hydrocracking process is provided in which the heavy bottoms fraction recovered from the hydrocracked product is heat treated prior to being recycled to the hydrocracking zone. The resulting hydrocracked product has an increased amount of constituents boiling in the middle distillate range.
Inventors
- 👤 William E. Winter
- 👤 Mafer E. Tunison
- 👤 David W. Staubs
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 17:56
CPC Classifications
C; C10; C10G; C10G69/00; C10G69/02; C10G67/00; C10G67/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
136 words
In a hydrocracking process wherein a heavy hydrocarbonaceous feed is contacted with an added hydrogen-containing gas in the presence of a hydrocracking catalyst at hydrocracking conditions in a hydrocracking zone to produce a hydrocracked oil product, separating from said hydrocracked oil product a heavy hydrocarbonaceous bottoms fraction and recycling at least a portion of said heavy hydrocarbonaceous bottoms fraction to said hydrocracking zone, the improvement which comprises: prior to said recycling step, heat-treating said portion of said heavy hydrocarbonaceous bottoms fraction in a heat-treating zone in the absence of added hydrogen and in the absence of a catalyst at conditions below which significant cracking of said portion of bottoms fraction occurs, said conditions including a temperature in the range of about 500° to about 720° F., for a period of time of at least 0.25 hour.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
136 words
In a hydrocracking process wherein a heavy hydrocarbonaceous feed is contacted with an added hydrogen-containing gas in the presence of a hydrocracking catalyst at hydrocracking conditions in a hydrocracking zone to produce a hydrocracked oil product, separating from said hydrocracked oil product a heavy hydrocarbonaceous bottoms fraction and recycling at least a portion of said heavy hydrocarbonaceous bottoms fraction to said hydrocracking zone, the improvement which comprises: prior to said recycling step, heat-treating said portion of said heavy hydrocarbonaceous bottoms fraction in a heat-treating zone in the absence of added hydrogen and in the absence of a catalyst at conditions below which significant cracking of said portion of bottoms fraction occurs, said conditions including a temperature in the range of about 500° to about 720° F., for a period of time of at least 0.25 hour.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said heavy hydrocarbonaceous feed to said hydrocracking zone has an atmospheric pressure boiling point of at least 650° F.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said heavy feed to said hydrocracking zone has an atmospheric pressure boiling point ranging from 650° to 1050° F.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said heat treating is conducted for a period of time ranging from about 0.25 hour to about 7 hours.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said heat treating is conducted for a period of time ranging from about 0.5 hour to about 7 hours.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said heat-treating conditions include a temperature ranging from about 500° to about 690° F.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said hydrocracking conditions include a temperature ranging from about 400° to about 900° F. and a pressure ranging from about 500 to about 3500 psig.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
The process of claim 1 wherein prior to said hydrocracking step, said heavy hydrocarbonaceous feed is hydrorefined in the presence of added hydrogen and a hydrorefining catalyst to produce a hydrorefined heavy hydrocarbonaceous feed.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
The process of claim 8 wherein said hydrorefining conditions include a temperature ranging from about 600° to about 900° F. and a pressure ranging from about 50 to about 3500 psig.
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