Low complexity, high yield conversion of heavy hydrocarbons
US9944864B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 23, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01J2219/00006
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for producing pipeline-ready or refinery-ready feedstock from heavy hydrocarbons using a high-performance solvent extraction process with high local solvent-to-process fluid ratios yet maintaining low overall solvent-to-process fluid ratios, by first performing mild thermal cracking on the heavy hydrocarbons and then separating asphaltene-rich fractions from a resulting thermally affected fluid so that the high solvent-to-oil ratio portion of the process acts only on those asphaltene-rich fractions, and producing a dry, solid asphaltene as an end-product.
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