Heavy oil upgrading process (LAW813)
US6171471A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 30, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC10G67/0463
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention is a slurry-type process for upgrading heavy oils to FCC and S/C feeds under temperature and pressure conditions similar to MSHP, but employing catalysts in concentrations small enough (e.g., <300 ppm Mo on feed) that they need not be recycled.
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