METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR HYDROCRACKING AND HYDROTREATING HYDROCARBON STREAMS
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1. A method for processing a hydrocarbon stream, the method comprising the steps of:
- hydrocracking the hydrocarbon stream to form a hydrocracking effluent including vacuum gas oil range components;
removing the vacuum gas oil range components from the hydrocracking effluent to form a stream of vacuum gas oil range components and a processed hydrocracking effluent; and
hydrotreating the processed hydrocracking effluent to form a product stream.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for processing hydrocarbon stream are provided. In one embodiment, a method for processing a hydrocarbon stream includes hydrocracking the hydrocarbon stream to form a hydrocracking effluent including vacuum gas oil range components. The method removes the vacuum gas oil range components from the hydrocracking effluent to form a processed hydrocracking effluent. Further, the method includes hydrotreating the processed hydrocracking effluent to form a product stream.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for processing a hydrocarbon stream, the method comprising the steps of:
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hydrocracking the hydrocarbon stream to form a hydrocracking effluent including vacuum gas oil range components; removing the vacuum gas oil range components from the hydrocracking effluent to form a stream of vacuum gas oil range components and a processed hydrocracking effluent; and hydrotreating the processed hydrocracking effluent to form a product stream. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for processing a hydrocarbon stream, the method comprising the steps of:
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feeding the hydrocarbon stream to a slurry hydrocracking zone; hydrocracking the hydrocarbon stream to form a slurry hydrocracking effluent; separating the slurry hydrocracking effluent to form an effluent vapor fraction and an effluent liquid fraction; cooling the effluent vapor fraction to form a cooled stream; separating the cooled stream to form a liquid stream and a vapor stream; feeding the vapor stream to a hydrotreating zone; and hydrotreating the vapor stream to form a distillate product. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus for processing a hydrocarbon stream, the apparatus comprising:
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a slurry hydrocracking zone configured for hydrocracking the hydrocarbon stream to form a slurry hydrocracking effluent; a first separator operating at first temperature and configured to separate the slurry hydrocracking effluent into an effluent vapor fraction and an effluent liquid fraction; a second separator operating at a second temperature lower than the first temperature and configured to separate the effluent vapor fraction into a liquid stream and a vapor stream; and a hydrotreating zone configured for hydrotreating the vapor stream to form a product stream.
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