Systems, methods, and catalysts for producing a crude product

• US 8,608,946 B2
• Filed: 12/16/2004
• Issued: 12/17/2013
• 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): Singh, Prem C
• Assistant Examiner(s): Stein, Michelle
• Application Number:
  US11/013,632
• Publication Number:
  US 20050139519A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,288 Days
• Field of Search: 208/115, 208/251.R
• 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 of a crude feed with one or more catalysts produces a total product that includes 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 oxygen, sulfur, residue, or mixtures thereof.

Claims

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

at most 0.004 grams of oxygen, as determined by ASTM Method E385;

at most 0.003 grams of sulfur, as determined by ASTM Method D4294; and

at least 0.3 grams of residue, as determined by ASTM Method D5307.

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

3. The crude composition of claim 1, wherein the crude composition has a total acid number of at most 0.1, as determined by ASTM Method.

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

5. The crude composition of claim 1, wherein the crude composition also has, per gram of crude composition:

at least 0.001 grams of hydrocarbons with a boiling range distribution between about 95°

C. and about 260°

C. at 0.101 MPa;

at least 0.001 grams hydrocarbons with a boiling range distribution between about 260°

C. and about 320°

C. at 0.101 MPa; and

at least 0.001 grams of hydrocarbons with a boiling range distribution between about 320°

C. and 650°

C. at 0.101 MPa.

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