Hydrocarbon composition

• US 8,450,538 B2
• Filed: 01/11/2012
• Issued: 05/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/10/2008
• 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): Hailey, Patricia L
• Application Number:
  US13/348,342
• Publication Number:
  US 20120111765A1
• Time in Patent Office: 503 Days
• Field of Search: 585/1, 585/2, 585/14, 443/00, 443/21, 446/28
• US Class Current: 585/1
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 21/12 Silica and alumina
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 23/24 Chromium, molybdenum or tungsten
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 23/34 Manganese
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 23/40 of the platinum group metals
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 23/70 of the iron group metals or copper
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 23/883 and nickel
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 35/60 characterised by their surface properties or porosity
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 35/615 100-500 m2/g
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 35/635 0.5-1.0 ml/g
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 35/647 2-50 nm
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 35/66 Pore distribution
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 35/69 bimodal
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 37/0009 Use of binding agents; Moulding; Pressing; Powdering; Granulating; Addition of materials ameliorating the mechanical properties of the product catalyst
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 37/04 Mixing B01J37/0009, B01J37/0018 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 37/08 Heat treatment B01J37/0009, B01J37/0018 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 37/22 Halogenating
• CPC Class Codes: C10G 2300/208 Sediments, e.g. bottom sediment and water or BSW
• CPC Class Codes: C10G 2300/302 Viscosity
• 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 47/02 characterised by the catalyst used
• CPC Class Codes: C10G 49/02 : characterised by the catalyst used

Abstract

A hydrocarbon composition is described herein. The hydrocarbon composition has a relatively low viscosity and a relatively low oxygen content while having a relatively high vanadium, nickel, and iron metals content, and a relatively high distillate, residue, and micro-carbon residue content.

Claims

1. A hydrocarbon composition comprising:

a total Ni/Fe/V content of at least 150 wtppm as determined by ASTM Method D5708;

a residue content of at least 0.1 grams per gram of hydrocarbon composition as determined by ASTM Method D5307;

a distillate content of at least 0.1 grams per gram of hydrocarbon composition as determined by ASTM Method D5307;

an oxygen content of at most 0.1 grams per gram of hydrocarbon composition, as determined by ASTM Method E385; and

a micro-carbon residue content of at least 0.05 grams per gram of hydrocarbon composition as determined by ASTM Method D4530, and wherein the hydrocarbon composition has a viscosity of at most 100 cSt at 37.8°

C., wherein viscosity is as determined by ASTM Method D445.

2. A transportation fuel comprising one or more distillate fractions separated from the hydrocarbon composition of claim 1.

3. A diluent comprising one or more distillate fractions separated from the hydrocarbon composition of claim 1.

4. The hydrocarbon composition of claim 1 wherein the oxygen content is at most 0.5 wt.% of the hydrocarbon composition.

5. The hydrocarbon composition of claim 1 wherein the oxygen content is at most 0.315 wt.% of the hydrocarbon composition.

6. The hydrocarbon composition of claim 1 wherein the oxygen content is at most 0.27 wt.% of the hydrocarbon composition.