Process for catalytic hydrotreating of sour crude oils
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
C10G-045/04
C10G-045/10
C10G-045/58
C10G-047/02
출원번호
US-0324418
(2008-11-26)
등록번호
US-8632673
(2014-01-21)
발명자
/ 주소
Kressmann, Stephane Cyrille
Shafi, Raheel
Hamad, Esam Z.
Dabbousi, Bashir Osama
출원인 / 주소
Saudi Arabian Oil Company
대리인 / 주소
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
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초록▼
A continuous process for upgrading sour crude oil by treating the sour crude oil in a two step process that includes a hydro-demetallization section and a hydro-desulfurization section, both of which are constructed in a permutable fashion so as to optimize the operating conditions and catalyst life
A continuous process for upgrading sour crude oil by treating the sour crude oil in a two step process that includes a hydro-demetallization section and a hydro-desulfurization section, both of which are constructed in a permutable fashion so as to optimize the operating conditions and catalyst lifespan to produce a high value crude oil having low sulfur and low organometallic impurities.
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1. A continuous process for prolonging the useful life of hydro-demetallization (HDM) catalyst and hydro-desulfurization (HDS) catalyst in an HDM/HDS unit comprising the steps of: feeding sour crude feed to an HDM section to remove contaminants, thereby creating an HDS feed stream, wherein the HDM s
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A continuous process for prolonging the useful life of hydro-demetallization (HDM) catalyst and hydro-desulfurization (HDS) catalyst in an HDM/HDS unit comprising the steps of: feeding sour crude feed to an HDM section to remove contaminants, thereby creating an HDS feed stream, wherein the HDM section comprises a primary HDM reactor and a secondary HDM reactor, the primary HDM reactor and the secondary HDM reactor being configured in a permutable fashion to create the HDS feed stream; andfeeding the HDS feed stream to an HDS section such that at least a portion of the sulfur components within the HDS feed stream are removed, creating a product stream, wherein the HDS section comprises a primary HDS reactor and a secondary HDS reactor, the primary HDS reactor and the secondary HDS reactor being fixed bed reactors and configured in a permutable fashion, such that the product stream contains between 0.1 wt % and 1.0 wt % of total sulfur content,wherein the primary HDM reactor, the secondary HDM reactor, the primary HDS reactor, and the secondary HDS reactor are configured in the permutable fashion in relation to one another, such that an operation of the primary HDM reactor, the secondary HDM reactor, the primary HDS reactor, and the secondary HDS reactor maintains a weighted average bed temperature of each reactor within a predetermined limit,the method further comprising separating a light fraction from the sour crude feed prior to feeding the sour crude feed to the HDM section, wherein the light fraction comprises a hydrocarbon having a maximum boiling point less than or equal to about 210° C.; andcombining the light fraction with the product stream. 2. The continuous process of claim 1, wherein the HDM/HDS unit further comprises an absence of guard reactors. 3. The continuous process of claim 1, further comprising processing the light fraction in a separate reaction zone subsequent the separation step and prior to combining with the product stream. 4. The continuous process of claim 1, further comprising measuring the pressure drop across the primary HDM reactor, the secondary HDM reactor, the primary HDS reactor, and the secondary HDS reactor. 5. The continuous process of claim 4, further comprising altering the flow of the sour crude feed to the secondary HDM reactor by automated means. 6. The continuous process of claim 4, further comprising altering the flow of the HDS feed stream to the secondary HDS reactor by automated means. 7. The continuous process of claim 1, wherein the HDS section further comprises an HDS catalyst, wherein the HDS catalyst is a metal sulfide, wherein the metal is selected from the group consisting of Group Va, Group VIa, Group VIII of the periodic table, and combinations thereof. 8. The continuous process of claim 7, wherein the HDS catalyst is in a supported form, the supported form being selected from the group consisting of γ-alumina, silica, zeolite extrudates, spheres, cylinders, pellets, and combinations thereof. 9. The continuous process of claim 1, further comprising: (a) taking one of the reactors in the HDS section offline;(b) rejuvenating and/or replacing spent catalyst within said reactor; and(c) returning said reactor of the HDS section online, wherein HDS section remains operational during steps (a), (b) and (c). 10. The continuous process of claim 1, further comprising introducing the HDS feed stream into a hydroconversion (HDC) section prior to feeding the HDS feed stream to the HDS section, wherein the HDS feed stream is upgraded within the HDC section to create an HDC product stream, wherein the HDC section comprises a primary HDC reactor and a secondary HDC reactor, wherein the primary HDC reactor and the secondary HDC reactor are fixed catalyst bed reactors configured in a permutable fashion, the HDC product stream being characterized as having an increased API gravity as compared to the HDS feed stream, wherein the HDC product stream is then fed into the HDS section. 11. A continuous process for prolonging the useful life of hydro-demetallization (HDM) catalyst and hydro-desulfurization (HDS) catalyst in an HDM/HDS unit comprising the steps of: introducing crude oil into an HDM section to remove contaminants to create an HDM product stream, wherein the HDM section comprises a primary HDM reactor and a secondary HDM reactor, wherein the primary HDM reactor and the secondary HDM reactor are fixed catalyst bed reactors configured in a permutable fashion, the primary HDM reactor and the secondary HDM reactor are capable of operating in a sequential fashion, the HDM product stream having reduced metals content as compared to the crude oil;introducing the HDM product stream into a hydroconversion (HDC) section to upgrade the HDM product stream to create an HDC product stream, wherein the HDC section comprises a primary HDC reactor and a secondary HDC reactor, wherein the primary HDC reactor and the secondary HDC reactor are fixed catalyst bed reactors configured in a permutable fashion, the HDC product stream being characterized as having an increased API gravity as compared to the HDM product stream;introducing the HDC product stream into an HDS section such that at least a portion of the sulfur components within the HDC product stream are removed, thereby creating an HDS product stream, wherein the HDS section comprises a primary HDS reactor and a secondary HDS reactor, the primary HDS reactor and the secondary HDS reactor being fixed bed reactors configured in a permutable fashion, wherein the HDS product stream contains between 0.1 weight percent and 1.0 weight percent sulfur;measuring a process condition within the HDM section, the HDC section and the HDS section; andaltering the order in which respective input streams for the HDM section, the HDC section and the HDS section enter their respective reactors of the HDM section, the HDC section and the HDS section based upon the measured process condition,wherein the primary HDM reactor, the secondary HDM reactor, the primary HDS reactor, and the secondary HDS reactor are configured in the permutable fashion in relation to one another, such that an operation of the primary HDM reactor, the secondary HDM reactor, the primary HDS reactor, and the secondary HDS reactor maintains a weighted average bed temperature of each reactor within a predetermined limit,the method further comprising separating a light fraction from the crude oil prior to feeding the crude oil to the HDM section, wherein the light fraction comprises a hydrocarbon having a maximum boiling point less than or equal to about 210° C.; andcombining the light fraction with the HDM product stream. 12. The process of claim 11, wherein the process condition is pressure drop across one of the reactors. 13. The process of claim 11, wherein the process condition is weighted average bed temperature of one of the reactors. 14. The process of claim 11, wherein the process condition is the API gravity of the HDC section's effluent. 15. The process of claim 11, wherein the process condition is total metal content.
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