Systems, methods, and catalysts for producing a crude product

• US 7,648,625 B2
• Filed: 12/16/2004
• Issued: 01/19/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Shell Oil Company (Shell Plc)
• Original Assignee: Shell Oil Company (Shell Plc)
• Inventors: Bhan, Opinder Kishan, Wellington, Scott Lee
• Primary Examiner(s): Bullock; In Suk
• Assistant Examiner(s): Singh; Prem C.
• Application Number:
  US11/014,251
• Publication Number:
  US 20050167329A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,860 Days
• Field of Search: 208/40, 208/41, 208/42, 208/115, 208/251.R, 508/132, 508/133, 508/135
• US Class Current: 208/115
• CPC Class Codes: C10G 2300/107 Atmospheric residues having a boiling point of at least about 538 °C
• CPC Class Codes: C10G 2300/1074 Vacuum distillates
• CPC Class Codes: C10G 2300/202 Heteroatoms content, i.e. S, N, O, P
• CPC Class Codes: C10G 2300/203 Naphthenic acids, TAN
• CPC Class Codes: C10G 2300/205 Metal content
• CPC Class Codes: C10G 2300/301 Boiling range
• CPC Class Codes: C10G 2300/302 Viscosity
• CPC Class Codes: C10G 2300/308 Gravity, density, e.g. API
• CPC Class Codes: C10G 29/06 Metal salts, or metal salts deposited on a carrier
• CPC Class Codes: C10G 45/02 to eliminate hetero atoms without changing the skeleton of the hydrocarbon involved and without cracking into lower boiling hydrocarbons; Hydrofinishing
• CPC Class Codes: C10G 45/04 characterised by the catalyst used
• CPC Class Codes: C10G 45/08 in combination with chromium, molybdenum, or tungsten metals, or compounds thereof

Abstract

Methods and systems for contacting a crude feed with one or more catalysts produces a total product that include a crude product are described. The crude product is a liquid mixture at 25° C. and 0.101 MPa. One or more properties of the crude product may be changed by at least 10% relative to the respective properties of the crude feed. The produced crude product may include sulfur, residue, Micro-Carbon Residue, C₅ asphaltenes, or mixtures thereof.

Claims

1. A crude product having, per gram of crude product:

at least 0.01 grams of sulfur, as determined by ASTM Method D4294;

at least 0.2 grams of residue, as determined by ASTM Method D5307;

at least 0.001 grams of hydrocarbons with a boiling range between 100°

C. to 200°

C. at 0.101 MPa, at least 0.001 grams of hydrocarbons with a boiling range between 200°

C. to 300°

C. at 0.101 MPa, and at least 0.001 grams of hydrocarbons with a boiling range between 300°

C. to 400°

C. at 0.101 MPa; and

the crude product has a weight ratio of MCR content to C₅ asphaltenes content of at least 1.5, wherein MCR content is as determined by ASTM Method D4530, and C₅ asphaltenes content is as determined by ASTM Method D2007.

2. The crude product of claim 1, wherein the crude product also has a basic nitrogen content of at least 0.0005 grams of basic nitrogen per gram of crude product, as determined by ASTM Method D2896.

3. The crude product of claim 1, wherein the crude product also has a nitrogen content of at least 0.001 grams of nitrogen per gram of crude product, as determined by ASTM Method D5762.

4. The crude product of claim 1, wherein the crude product has a total acid number of at most 1, as determined by ASTM D664.

5. The crude product of claim 1, wherein the crude product has a total acid number of at most 0.5, as determined by ASTM D664.

6. The crude product of claim 1, wherein the crude product has a total acid number of at most 0.1, as determined by ASTM D664.

7. The crude product of claim 1, wherein the crude product also has at most 0.00005 grams of total nickel and vanadium per gram of crude product, wherein weights of nickel and vanadium are as determined by ASTM Method D5708.