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Process for hydrotreating heavy oil and hydrotreating apparatus

US5779992A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 15, 1996
Grant dateJul 14, 1998
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Expiry dateAug 15, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC10G65/04
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A hydrotreating apparatus comprising (a') a fixed-bed reactor packed with a hydrotreating catalyst for hydrotreating a heavy oil and (b') a suspended-bed reactor packed with a hydrotreating catalyst for further hydrotreating the heavy oil hydrotreated in the fixed-bed reactor. According to the apparatus of the present invention, (a) feeding of a heavy oil to a fixed-bed reactor is disclosed packed with a hydrotreating catalyst to thereby effect hydrotreating of the heavy oil and (b) feeding of the heavy oil hydrotreated in the fixed-bed reactor to a suspended-bed reactor packed with a hydrotreating catalyst to thereby effect further hydrotreating of the heavy oil can be conducted, and therefore the period of hydrotreating of the heavy oil can be prolonged.

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