US4601814A
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Method and apparatus for cracking residual oils
Assignee: TEn Process Technology Inc
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Filing: 1983-05-27
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Granted: 1986-07-22
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Expires: 2003-05-27
Abstract
Abstract A process is described for converting residual oil with fluid catalyst particles which comprises passing an upflowing suspension of fluid catalyst particles at an elevated temperature upwardy through a riser reaction zone/atomizing a residual oil feed to be converted to a particle size commensurate with the particle size of the catalyst particles in the upflowing suspension; discharging the atomized residual oil at a velocity in excess of 300 ft./sec. for contact with said upflowing catalyst particle suspension; maintaining the temperature of contact between said catalyst particles and said atomized residual oil feed suspension sufficiently elevated to obtain up to 50 percent thermal conversion of the atomized oil feed and catalytic conversion thereof by an order of magnitude greater than obtainable with a less atomized oil feed; and separating the suspension vaporous products of the previous step from catalyst particles in a time frame less than two seconds.
Inventors
- 👤 Jean-Louis Mauleon
- 👤 Robert J. Newman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 19:36
CPC Classifications
C; C10; C10G; C10G11/00; C10G11/14; C10G11/18
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
200 words
A method for converting a residual portion of crude oil with high temperature fluid catalyst particles which comprises, (a) flowing a suspension of high temperature fluid catalyst particles upwardly through a riser conversion zone, (b) atomizing a residual oil feed to be converted to a droplet size commensurate with or smaller than the high temperature suspended catalyst particles of a size in the range of 20 to 200 microns, (c) charging the atomized residual oil of (b) at a velocity in the range of 300 to 1300 ft./sec. into contact with said upwardly flowing hot catalyst particle suspension initially at a temperature at least equal to or above the residual oil feed pseudo critical temperature, (d) the temperature of contact between said catalyst particles and said atomized residual oil feed initially sufficiently elevated to shatter asphalt component in said residual oil and obtain up to 50 percent thermal conversion of the atomized oil feed, effecting catalytic conversion of oil vapors formed in said upflowing suspension thereby reducing the temperature of the suspension, and (e) separating vaporous hydrocarbon conversion products of step (d) from catalyst particles following traverse of said riser zone in a time frame less than about 2 seconds.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
200 words
A method for converting a residual portion of crude oil with high temperature fluid catalyst particles which comprises, (a) flowing a suspension of high temperature fluid catalyst particles upwardly through a riser conversion zone, (b) atomizing a residual oil feed to be converted to a droplet size commensurate with or smaller than the high temperature suspended catalyst particles of a size in the range of 20 to 200 microns, (c) charging the atomized residual oil of (b) at a velocity in the range of 300 to 1300 ft./sec. into contact with said upwardly flowing hot catalyst particle suspension initially at a temperature at least equal to or above the residual oil feed pseudo critical temperature, (d) the temperature of contact between said catalyst particles and said atomized residual oil feed initially sufficiently elevated to shatter asphalt component in said residual oil and obtain up to 50 percent thermal conversion of the atomized oil feed, effecting catalytic conversion of oil vapors formed in said upflowing suspension thereby reducing the temperature of the suspension, and (e) separating vaporous hydrocarbon conversion products of step (d) from catalyst particles following traverse of said riser zone in a time frame less than about 2 seconds.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the discharge velocity of the atomized oil feed into the catalyst suspension is about 500 ft./sec.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the velocity of contact between the charged atomized oil feed and the catalyst suspension restricts the pressure drop in the riser not to exceed about 3 psig.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the pressure drop about 10 feet downstream from the atomized oil feed inlet is not more than about 1 psig.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
58 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the atomized residual oil feed is charged to the riser conversion zone as a plurality of separate fan-shaped droplet dispersions across the riser zone for intimate contact with upflowing fluid particles of catalyst at a temperature sufficiently elevated above the oil feed pseudo-critical temperature to thermally crack asphaltenes in the oil feed.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the catalyst average particles size is within the range of 20 to 120 microns and the residual oil is atomized to droplets equal to or less than 100 microns.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
50 words
The method of claim 1 wherein atomization of the oil feed is accomplished external to the riser cracking zone and formed atomized oil droplets are thereafter conveyed through an elongated confined zone communicating with a narrow elongated opening in the cross sectional end thereof positioned horizontally to the riser cross-section.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the atomized oil feed is discharged from said elongated opening at a velocity above 300 ft./sec. in a horizontal fan-shaped droplet pattern inclined generally upward in said riser.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of claim 1 wherein thermal and catalytic conversion of the atomized residual oil feed with the suspended catalyst is accomplished in the riser in a time frame within the range of 0.5 up to 1.5 seconds.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
106 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the catalyst separated from hydrocarbon products and comprising hydrocarbonaceous deposits are passed through two sequential stages of catalyst regeneration, the first stage being sufficiently combustion temperature restricted to produce a CO rich flue gas whereby hydrothermal degradation of the catalyst in the presence of formed steam is minimized, and the second stage of catalyst regeneration is combustion promoted sufficient to produce high temperature CO 2 rich flue gases comprising oxygen whereby substantially complete removal of carbon on the catalyst is achieved to produce catalyst particles at a temperature at least equal to or above the residual oil feed pseudo-critical temperature.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the catalyst particles provide a surface area within the range of 40 to 100 sq. m/g and temperature conditions sufficient to provide a conversion of the oil feed consistent with the upper curve of FIG. V.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
64 words
The method of claim 1 wherein atomization of the residual oil feed to form small droplets less than 100 microns and the temperature of the atomized oil catalyst suspension is sufficient to achieve thermal disintegration in a fraction of a second of feed component boiling above 1025 F. comprising asphalt and asphaltenes to form mono, di and tri aromatic components in the hydrocarbon product.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of claim 1 wherein thermal and catalytic conversion of the highly atomized residual oil feed with the catalyst suspension reduces the temperature of the formed vapor catalyst suspension in the riser to within the range of about 935° F. to about 1050° F.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the conversion temperature is increased as the asphalt content of the residual oil feed is increased and regeneration of the catalyst is completed at a temperature satisfying the higher asphalt content residual oil feed pseudo-critical conversion temperature.
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