Process for upgrading heavy oil using a highly active slurry catalyst composition
US7214309B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 10, 2004 |
| Grant date | May 8, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC10G2300/703
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The instant invention is directed to a process for upgrading heavy oils using a slurry composition. The slurry composition is prepared in a series of steps, involving mixing a Group VIB metal oxide with aqueous ammonia to form an aqueous mixture and sulfiding the mixture to form a slurry. The slurry is then promoted with a Group VIII metal compound. Subsequent steps involve mixing the slurry with a hydrocarbon oil, and combining the resulting mixture with hydrogen gas (under conditions which maintain the water in a liquid phase) to produce the active slurry catalyst.
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