Process for Separating Pitch from Slurry Hydrocracked Vacuum Gas Oil
First Claim
1. A process for converting heavy hydrocarbon feed into lighter hydrocarbon products comprising:
- hydrocracking said heavy hydrocarbon feed slurried with a particulate solid material in the presence of hydrogen in a hydrocracking reactor to produce a hydrocracked stream including vacuum gas oil (VGO) and pitch;
separating at least a portion of said hydrocracked stream in a first vacuum column to provide a first pitch stream and a first VGO stream; and
separating at least a portion of said first pitch stream in a second vacuum column to provide a second pitch stream and a second VGO stream.
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Abstract
A process is disclosed for converting heavy hydrocarbon feed into lighter hydrocarbon products. The heavy hydrocarbon feed is slurried with a particulate solid material to form a heavy hydrocarbon slurry and hydrocracked in a slurry hydrocracking unit to produce vacuum gas oil (VGO) and pitch. A first vacuum column separates VGO from pitch, and a second vacuum column further separates VGO from pitch. As much as 15 wt-% of VGO can be recovered by the second vacuum column and recycled to the slurry hydrocracking unit. A pitch composition is obtained which can be made into particles and transported without sticking together.
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1. A process for converting heavy hydrocarbon feed into lighter hydrocarbon products comprising:
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hydrocracking said heavy hydrocarbon feed slurried with a particulate solid material in the presence of hydrogen in a hydrocracking reactor to produce a hydrocracked stream including vacuum gas oil (VGO) and pitch; separating at least a portion of said hydrocracked stream in a first vacuum column to provide a first pitch stream and a first VGO stream; and separating at least a portion of said first pitch stream in a second vacuum column to provide a second pitch stream and a second VGO stream. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A process for converting heavy hydrocarbon feed into lighter hydrocarbon products comprising:
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hydrocracking said heavy hydrocarbon feed slurried with a particulate solid material in the presence of hydrogen in a hydrocracking reactor to produce a hydrocracked stream including vacuum gas oil (VGO) and pitch; separating at least a portion of said hydrocracked stream in a first vacuum column to provide a first pitch stream and a first VGO stream; separating at least a portion of said first pitch stream in a second vacuum column to provide a second pitch stream and a second VGO stream; and forming pitch in said second pitch stream into non-sticky solid particles at temperatures up to 66°
C. (150°
F.). - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A process for converting heavy hydrocarbon feed into lighter hydrocarbon products comprising:
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hydrocracking said heavy hydrocarbon feed slurried with a particulate solid material in the presence of hydrogen in a hydrocracking reactor to produce a hydrocracked stream including vacuum gas oil (VGO) and pitch; separating at least a portion of said hydrocracked stream in a first vacuum column to provide a first pitch stream and a first VGO stream; separating at least a portion of said first pitch stream in a second vacuum column to provide a second pitch stream and a second VGO stream; and recycling at least a portion of the second VGO stream to the hydrocracking step.
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