Hydrocarbon composition

• US 8,562,818 B2
• Filed: 01/21/2011
• Issued: 10/22/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Shell Oil Company (Shell Plc)
• Original Assignee: Shell Oil Company (Shell Plc)
• Inventors: Milam, Stanley Nemec, Reynolds, Michael Anthony, Wellington, Scott Lee
• Primary Examiner(s): MCAVOY, ELLEN M
• Application Number:
  US13/010,919
• Publication Number:
  US 20110174681A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,005 Days
• Field of Search: 208/14
• US Class Current: 208/14
• CPC Class Codes: C10G 2300/301 Boiling range
• CPC Class Codes: C10G 2400/30 Aromatics
• CPC Class Codes: C10G 47/00 Cracking of hydrocarbon oils, in the presence of hydrogen or hydrogen- generating compounds, to obtain lower boiling fractions C10G15/00 takes precedence; destructive hydrogenation of non-melting solid carbonaceous or similar materials C10G1/06
• CPC Class Codes: C10G 47/02 characterised by the catalyst used
• CPC Class Codes: C10G 47/06 Sulfides
• CPC Class Codes: C10L 1/04 essentially based on blends of hydrocarbons

Abstract

A hydrocarbon composition is provided containing:

• at least 5 wt. % of hydrocarbons having boiling point in the range from an initial boiling point of the composition up to 204° C.;
• at least 10 wt. % of hydrocarbons having a boiling point in the range from 204° C. up to 260° C.;
• at least 25 wt. % of hydrocarbons having a boiling point in the range from 260° C. up to 343° C.;
• at least 30 wt. % gram of hydrocarbons having a boiling point in the range from 343° C. to 538° C.; and
• at most 3 wt. % of hydrocarbons having a boiling point of greater than 538° C.;
  wherein the composition contains aromatic hydrocarbons including mono-aromatic hydrocarbons, di-aromatic hydrocarbons, and polyaromatic hydrocarbons, where the combined mono-aromatic hydrocarbon compounds and di-aromatic hydrocarbon compounds are present in a weight ratio relative to the polyaromatic hydrocarbon compounds of at least 1.5:1.0.

Claims

1. A composition, comprising:

at least 0.05 grams of hydrocarbons having boiling point in the range from an initial boiling point of the composition up to 204°

C. per gram of the composition;

at least 0.1 gram of hydrocarbons having a boiling point in the range from 204°

C. up to 260°

C. per gram of the composition;

at least 0.25 gram of hydrocarbons having a boiling point in the range from 260°

C. up to 343°

C. per gram of the composition;

at least 0.3 gram of hydrocarbons having a boiling point in the range from 343°

C. to 538°

C. per gram of the composition; and

at most 0.03 gram of hydrocarbons having a boiling point of greater than 538°

C. per gram of the composition;

wherein the composition contains at least 0.4 grams of aromatic hydrocarbons per gram of the compostions wherein the aromatic hydrocarbons include mono-aromatic hydrocarbons, di-aromatic hydrocarbons, and polyaromatic hydrocarbons containing three or more aromatic rings, where the combined mono-aromatic hydrocarbon compounds and di-aromatic hydrocarbon compounds are present in a weight ratio relative to the polyaromatic hydrocarbon compounds of at least 1.5;

1.

2. The composition of claim 1 wherein the combined mono-aromatic hydrocarbon compounds and di-aromatic hydrocarbon compounds are present in a weight ratio relative to the polyaromatic hydrocarbon compounds of at least 2:

1.