PROCESS FOR IMPROVING AND RECUPERATING WASTE, HEAVY AND EXTRA HEAVY HYDROCARBONS

• Main Authors: GERSON SIACHOQUE, GALANDA MORFES, CARLOS CONDE, MANUEL CHIRINOS, FELIX SILVA, MIGUEL MARQUINA, MIGUEL A. PARACO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: 16.02.2009
• Subjects: CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOIDCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; METALLURGY; MINERAL WAXES; PEAT; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVEHYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION; PYROLIGNEOUS ACID; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, ORGASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS; TRANSPORTING; WORKING-UP PITCH, ASPHALT, BITUMEN, TAR

A process for upgrading a heavy hydrocarbon includes the steps of obtaining a heavy hydrocarbon; contacting the heavy hydrocarbon with a solvent at upgrading conditions so as to produce a first product comprising a mixture of upgraded hydrocarbon and solvent and a second product comprising asphaltene waste, water and solvent; and feeding the first product to a separator to separate the upgraded hydrocarbon from the solvent. A system is also provided. Un proceso para mejorar un hidrocarburo pesado que incluye los pasos de obtener un hidrocarburo pesado; poner en contacto el hidrocarburo pesado con un solvente a condiciones de mejoramiento para producir un primer producto que comprende una mezcla de hidrocarburo mejorado y solvente y un segundo producto que consta de asfalteno residual, agua y solvente; y alimentar el primer producto a un separador para separar el hidrocarburo mejorado desde el solvente. Se provee también un sistema.