A PROCESS FOR UPGRADING A HEAVY HYDROCARBON FEEDSTOCK

The present invention provides a process for upgrading a heavy hydrocarbon mixture, said process comprising: i) dividing said heavy hydrocarbon mixture into at least a first portion and a second portion, wherein said first portion comprises 10-45 %wt of the heavy hydrocarbon mixture and said second...

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Main Authors SORLIE, CARSTEN FRITHJOF, VINDSPOLL, HARALD, GRANDE, KNUT VEBJORN, HAUGAN, MARIANNE
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
Published 11.07.2013
Subjects
BLASTING
CHEMISTRY
CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS
FUELS
HEATING
LIGHTING
LUBRICANTS
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
METALLURGY
MINERAL WAXES
PEAT
PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES
PIPE-LINE SYSTEMS
PIPE-LINES
PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVEHYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION
RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, ORGASES
REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS
REFORMING OF NAPHTHA
STORING OF DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE
WEAPONS
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Summary:The present invention provides a process for upgrading a heavy hydrocarbon mixture, said process comprising: i) dividing said heavy hydrocarbon mixture into at least a first portion and a second portion, wherein said first portion comprises 10-45 %wt of the heavy hydrocarbon mixture and said second portion comprises 90-55 %wt of the heavy hydrocarbon mixture; ii) thermally upgrading said first portion of heavy hydrocarbon mixture in an upgrader to produce a lighter hydrocarbon mixture; and iii) mixing said lighter hydrocarbon mixture with a heavy hydrocarbon mixture to produce an upgraded hydrocarbon mixture, wherein, on entry to said upgrader, the composition of said first portion of heavy hydrocarbon mixture is identical to that of said second portion of heavy hydrocarbon mixture.
Bibliography:Application Number: CA20132860634