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Hydrogenation of asphaltenes and the like
Assignee: CHEMROLL ENTERPRISES Inc 100 WALL STREET NEW YORK NY 10005 A CORP OF NY
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Filing: 1983-03-03
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Granted: 1984-08-28
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Expires: 2003-03-03
Abstract
Abstract A process for converting, into lighter viscosity products, heavy fractions from petroleum or other hydrocarbon refining, e.g. asphaltenes; catalysts especially suitable therefor and a process for this conversion have been disclosed; by further upgrading, the obtained products can be usefully employed as fuels and the like.
Inventors
- 👤 Rollan Swanson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 21:52
CPC Classifications
C; C10; C10G; C10G11/00; C10G11/02; C10G11/06; C10G2300/00; C10G2300/10; C10G2300/107
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
295 words
In a process for converting carbonaceous materials to products of lower viscosity and/or end products that are more hydrogenated, said converting being the presence of alkali metal sulfide catalysts and without adding hydrogen gas serving substantially as a hydrogenation reactant, the improvement comprising: (a) reacting, at a temperature of up to about 600° C. in the presence of added stream, added in an amount of up to 130%, based on the end products being withdrawn, an oil, or resin or asphaltene fraction of a distillate having a boiling point of at least 850° F.+, or mixtures thereof, with a supported or unsupported catalyst composition comprising: (1) a first solution of an alkali metal hydroxide dissolved in methanol, ethanol, 1-propanol or 1-butanol or mixtures of these alkanols, or (2) a second solution of said alkali metal hydroxide-alkanol as defined in (1) above to which water dissolved alkali metal hydroxide has been added and wherein the ratio of said first solution to said alkali metal hydroxide, on a mole bases, in said solutions is from 0.5:1 to 1:0.5, said first or second solution being treated with hydrogen sulfide, such that in either solution (i) a single phase solution forms, or (ii) a two phase solution forms, said catalyst composition being said single phase solution of (i), said two phase solution of (ii), each of the phases of (ii), taken individually, mixtures of the phases of (ii) with each other, a mixture of each of the individual phases of (ii) with the single phase solution of (i), or a mixture of the two phases of (ii) with each other taken with the single phase of (i), and removing the residual solvent from the foregoing and (b) recovering reaction products from step (a), including gases produced in the reaction.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
295 words
In a process for converting carbonaceous materials to products of lower viscosity and/or end products that are more hydrogenated, said converting being the presence of alkali metal sulfide catalysts and without adding hydrogen gas serving substantially as a hydrogenation reactant, the improvement comprising: (a) reacting, at a temperature of up to about 600° C. in the presence of added stream, added in an amount of up to 130%, based on the end products being withdrawn, an oil, or resin or asphaltene fraction of a distillate having a boiling point of at least 850° F.+, or mixtures thereof, with a supported or unsupported catalyst composition comprising: (1) a first solution of an alkali metal hydroxide dissolved in methanol, ethanol, 1-propanol or 1-butanol or mixtures of these alkanols, or (2) a second solution of said alkali metal hydroxide-alkanol as defined in (1) above to which water dissolved alkali metal hydroxide has been added and wherein the ratio of said first solution to said alkali metal hydroxide, on a mole bases, in said solutions is from 0.5:1 to 1:0.5, said first or second solution being treated with hydrogen sulfide, such that in either solution (i) a single phase solution forms, or (ii) a two phase solution forms, said catalyst composition being said single phase solution of (i), said two phase solution of (ii), each of the phases of (ii), taken individually, mixtures of the phases of (ii) with each other, a mixture of each of the individual phases of (ii) with the single phase solution of (i), or a mixture of the two phases of (ii) with each other taken with the single phase of (i), and removing the residual solvent from the foregoing and (b) recovering reaction products from step (a), including gases produced in the reaction.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
107 words
The process as defined in claim 1 wherein the reaction products of step (a) are reacted further with or without intermediate cooling of the reaction products, in at least one additional reaction zone, in presence of a supported catalyst and said added steam, wherein the supported catalyst comprises an alkali metal hydrosulfide, sulfide, polysulfide, a hydrate of a sulfide, a hydrate of a polysulfide, or mixtures thereof, prepared by (a) saturation with hydrogen sulfide of an alkanol dissolved alkali metal hydroxide, (b) sulfur addition to an alkanol dissolved alkali metal hydroxide or (c) sulfur addition to a combined alkanol dissolved and water dissolved alkali metal hydroxide solution.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The process as defined in claim 1 wherein the catalyst in step (a) is a supported catalyst and the support is a porous metal, chromite spinel, or an alumina.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
The process as defined in claim 1 wherein the catalyst in step (a) is a porous metal supported catalyst and said porous metal is a stainless steel of up to 35% metal by volume.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
46 words
The process as defined in claim 1 wherein the carbonaceous material reacted in step (a) is an asphaltene and the supported catalyst is the single phase catalyst porduct defined as (i), deposited on said catalyst support and heated up to a temperature of about 560° C.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
The process as defined in claim 1 wherein the catalyst is supported on a porous metal support and wherein the reaction is at a temperature from 360° C. to 450° C.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
80 words
The process as defined in claim 1 wherein the reaction is carried out at a pressure from subatmospheric to 5 atm. and at a temperature from about 160° C. to about 600° C., in presence of a catalyst supported on a porous metal support said catalyst composition is deposited on said support and said support is heated, in absence of oxygen, at a temperature up to about 580° C. before reacting an oil, resin, and/or asphaltene fraction with said catalyst.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
57 words
The process as defined in claim 2 wherein the catalyst for the second stage is a catalyst composition as defined by (a), (b) or (c) in claim 2 in an admixture with KHS in proportions of 0.25:1 to 1:1, on basis of K, mole basis, and the resultant admixture is deposited on a porous stainless steel support.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
109 words
The process as defined in claim 1 wherein the catalyst is a supported catalyst and the support is alumina of a pore size up to 1,000Å, said alumina being protected from an attack by said catalyst by (a) depositing said catalyst on said support in an admixture with glycerol, or (b) depositing on said support a polyhydric alkanol of up to six carbon atoms, heating said support up to 200° C., cooling said support, and then depositing said catalyst on said support, either dissolved in an alkanol or said polyhydric alkanol of up to six carbon atoms, and, thereafter, heating said support and catalyst up to about 560° C.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
The process as defined in claim 2 wherein the catalyst for the further reaction is supported and wherein said support is a porous metal, chromite spinel, alumina, a zeolite, or a mixed support.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process as defined in claim 1 wherein the carbonaceous material is solvent extracted asphaltene of a softening point of about 270° F.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
30 words
The process as defined in claim 1 wherein after reaction in step (a) and recovery of the product from step (a), part of said product is recycled to step (a).
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process as defined in claim 1 wherein the reaction in step (a) is carried out at a temperature up to 600° C.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
56 words
The process as defined in claim 2 wherein at least two further reaction zones are provided after step (a), each with a catalyst as recited in claim 2, and each zone being at a lower temperature than the preceding reaction zone and wherein reaction products of an oil, resin, and/or asphaltene are reacted in said zones.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
54 words
The process as defined in claim 14 wherein the reaction products of an asphaltene fraction are reacted in said further reaction zones immediately after step (a) while the reaction products from step (a) are quenched to a lower temperature from a temperature at which the reaction products and effluents are obtained from step (a).
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process as defined in claim 1 wherein the reaction is in an ebullient bed.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1987-08-28 | 1988-02-27 | 1988-08-28 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1991-08-28 | 1992-02-27 | 1992-08-28 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1995-08-28 | 1996-02-27 | 1996-08-28 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |