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Conversion of crude oil to aromatic and olefinic petrochemicals

US10851316B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY · SA

Inventors

Raed Abudawoud · Dhahran, SA
Thamer Mohammad · Dhahran, SA

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 18, 2017
Grant date	Dec 1, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 18, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC10G2400/30
WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A system includes a hydroprocessing zone configured to remove impurities from crude oil; a first separation unit configured to separate a liquid output from the hydroprocessing zone into a light fraction and a light fraction; an aromatic extraction subsystem configured to extract aromatic petrochemicals from the light fraction; and a fluid catalytic cracking unit configured to crack the heavy fraction into multiple products.

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