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App. No. 15/323,658

UPGRADING OF HYDROCARBON MATERIAL

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Abstract

There is provided a process for upgrading a hydrocarbon material. The process includes: (a) treating a hydrocarbon material-comprising feed, wherein the treating includes cracking a hydrocarbon material-comprising feed, such that an upgraded intermediate is produced; and (b) in the absence, or the substantial absence, of adscititious diatomic hydrogen, reducing the content of olefinic material within at least a fraction of the upgraded intermediate such that an olefinic material content-reduced product is produced.

Claims (160)

1 . A process for upgrading a hydrocarbon material comprising:

treating a hydrocarbon material-comprising feed, wherein the treating includes cracking a hydrocarbon material-comprising feed, such that an upgraded intermediate is produced; and

in the absence, or the substantial absence, of adscititious diatomic hydrogen, reducing the content of olefinic material within at least a fraction of the upgraded intermediate such that an olefinic material content-reduced product is produced.

2 . The process as claimed in claim 1 ;

wherein the reducing of the content of olefinic material is effected within a reaction zone in the absence, or the substantial absence, of adscititious diatomic hydrogen.

3 . The process as claimed in claim 1 or 2 ;

wherein the at least a fraction of the upgraded intermediate includes one or more aromatic compounds;

and wherein the reducing is effected by alkylation of at least a fraction of the one or more aromatic compounds by the olefinic material of the at least a fraction of the upgraded intermediate.

4 . The process as claimed in claim 1 or 2 ;

wherein the at least a fraction of the upgraded intermediate includes one or more cyclo-olefins;

and wherein the reducing is effected by dehydrogenation of at least a fraction of the one or more cyclo-olefins.

5 . The process as claimed in claim 1 or 2 ;

wherein the at least a fraction of the upgraded intermediate includes one or more aromatic compounds and one or more cyclo-olefins;

and wherein the reducing of the content of olefinic material includes:

passing the at least a fraction of the upgraded intermediate through a reaction zone portion of the reaction zone within which a dehydrogenation/hydrogenation catalyst is disposed such that dehydrogenation of at least a fraction of the one or more cyclo-olefins is effected to produce an intermediate product;

passing at least a fraction of the intermediate product through another reaction zone portion of the reaction zone within which an olefin-aromatic alkylation catalyst is disposed such that alkylation of at least a fraction of the one or more aromatic compounds by the olefinic material of the at least a fraction of the upgraded intermediate is effected.

6 . The process as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5 ;

wherein the cracking is effected within a reaction zone disposed at a temperature of at least 300 degrees Celsius.

7 . The process as claimed in claim 6 , further comprising:

supplying a fraction of the upgraded intermediate to the reaction zone, such that the hydrocarbon material-comprising feed includes the fraction of the upgraded intermediate.

8 . The process as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7 , further comprising:

supplying an upgraded product, including the olefinic material content-reduced product, to a pipeline for transporting of the upgraded product to a refinery.

9 . The process as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8 ;

wherein the hydrocarbon material-comprising feed includes a treated crude oil;

and further comprising:

prior to the treating a hydrocarbon material-comprising feed, treating the crude oil to produce the the treated crude oil.

10 . The process as claimed in claim 9 ;

wherein the treating of the crude oil includes deasphalting an asphaltene-comprising hydrocarbon material.

11 . The process as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 10 ;

wherein the hydrocarbon material-comprising feed includes a heavy hydrocarbon material-comprising feed.

12 . The process as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 11 ;

wherein the cracking includes thermal cracking.

13 . A process for upgrading a hydrocarbon material comprising:

treating a hydrocarbon material-comprising feed, wherein the treating includes cracking the hydrocarbon material-comprising feed within a reaction zone, such that an upgraded intermediate is produced;

separating a feed material into at least an olefin-comprising treatment fraction and a treatment bypass fraction, wherein the feed material includes at least a fraction of the upgraded intermediate

reducing the content of olefinic material within the olefin-comprising treatment fraction such that an olefin-depleted intermediate is produced;

separating the treatment bypass fraction into a heavier hydrocarbon material-comprising fraction and a lighter hydrocarbon material-comprising fraction;

combining at least the lighter hydrocarbon material-comprising fraction and the olefin-depleted intermediate such that an olefinic material content-reduced product is produced;

producing an upgraded product including the olefinic material content-reduced product; and

supplying at least a fraction of the heavier hydrocarbon material-comprising fraction to the reaction zone, such that the hydrocarbon material-comprising feed includes at least a fraction of the heavier hydrocarbon material-comprising fraction.

14 . The process as claimed in claim 13 ;

wherein both of the separating of the feed material and the separating of the bypass treatment fraction is effected within a separator;

and further comprising:

supplying the feed material to the separator.

15 . The process as claimed in claim 13 or 14 ;

wherein both of the separating of the feed material and the separating of the treatment bypass fraction is effected based on differences in volatilities between the olefin-comprising treatment fraction, the lighter hydrocarbon material-comprising fraction, and the heavier hydrocarbon material-comprising fraction.

16 . The process as claimed in any one of claims 13 to 15 ;

at a predetermined temperature at which the separating of the olefin-comprising treatment fraction from the treatment bypass fraction is effected, the heavier hydrocarbon material-comprising fraction has a lower vapour pressure than that of the lighter hydrocarbon material-comprising fraction, and the lighter hydrocarbon material-comprising fraction has a lower vapour pressure than that of the olefin-comprising treatment fraction.

17 . The process as claimed in any one of claims 13 to 14 ;

wherein, at a pressure of one (1) atmosphere, the boiling point range of the olefin-comprising treatment fraction is between 25 degrees Celsius and 365 degrees Celsius, and the boiling point range of the lighter hydrocarbon material-comprising fraction is between 80 degrees Celsius and 450 degrees Celsius.

18 . The process as claimed in claim 17 ;

wherein the lighter hydrocarbon material-comprising fraction includes hydrocarbon material that is equivalent to light vacuum gas oil.

19 . The process as claimed in any one of claims 13 to 18 ;

wherein the combining at least the lighter hydrocarbon material-comprising fraction and the olefin-depleted intermediate includes combining at least the lighter hydrocarbon material-comprising fraction, the olefin-depleted intermediate and another fraction of the heavier hydrocarbon material-comprising fraction.

20 . The process as claimed in claims 13 to 19 ;

wherein the cracking is effected within a reaction zone disposed at a temperature that is greater than 300 degrees Celsius.

21 . The process as claimed in any one of claims 13 to 20 , further comprising:

supplying the upgraded product to a pipeline for transporting of the upgraded hydrocarbon material to a refinery.

22 . The process as claimed in any one of claims 13 to 21 ;

wherein the hydrocarbon material-comprising feed is a treated crude oil;

and further comprising:

prior to the treating a hydrocarbon material-comprising feed, treating the crude oil to produce the the treated crude oil.

23 . The process as claimed in claim 22 ;

wherein the treating of the crude oil includes deasphalting an asphaltene-comprising hydrocarbon material.

24 . The process as claimed in any one of claims 13 to 23 ;

wherein the hydrocarbon material-comprising feed includes a heavy hydrocarbon material-comprising feed.

25 . The process as claimed in any one of claims 13 to 24 ;

wherein the cracking includes thermal cracking.

26 . A process for upgrading a hydrocarbon material comprising:

separating a feed material into at least an olefin-comprising treatment fraction, a heavier hydrocarbon material-comprising fraction, and a lighter hydrocarbon material-comprising fraction, wherein the feed material includes at least a fraction of the upgraded intermediate reducing the content of olefinic material within the olefin-comprising treatment fraction such that an olefin-depleted intermediate is produced;

combining at least the lighter hydrocarbon material-comprising fraction and the olefin-depleted intermediate such that an olefinic material content-reduced product is produced;

producing an upgraded product including the olefinic material content-reduced product; and

27 . The process as claimed in claim 26 ;

wherein both of the separating of the feed material and the separating of the bypass treatment fraction is effected within a separator;

and further comprising:

supplying the feed material to the separator.

28 . The process as claimed in claim 26 or 27 ;

29 . The process as claimed in any one of claims 26 to 28 ;

30 . The process as claimed in any one of claims 26 to 29 ;

31 . The process as claimed in claim 30 ;

wherein the lighter hydrocarbon material-comprising fraction includes hydrocarbon material that is equivalent to light vacuum gas oil.

32 . The process as claimed in any one of claims 26 to 31 ;

33 . The process as claimed in claims 26 to 32 ;

wherein the cracking is effected within a reaction zone disposed at a temperature that is greater than 300 degrees Celsius.

34 . The process as claimed in any one of claims 26 to 33 , further comprising:

supplying the upgraded product to a pipeline for transporting of the upgraded hydrocarbon material to a refinery.

35 . The process as claimed in any one of claims 26 to 34 ;

wherein the hydrocarbon material-comprising feed is a treated crude oil;

and further comprising:

prior to the treating a hydrocarbon material-comprising feed, treating the crude oil to produce the the treated crude oil.

36 . The process as claimed in claim 35 ;

wherein the treating of the crude oil includes deasphalting an asphaltene-comprising hydrocarbon material.

37 . The process as claimed in any one of claims 26 to 36 ;

wherein the hydrocarbon material-comprising feed includes a heavy hydrocarbon material-comprising feed.

38 . The process as claimed in any one of claims 26 to 37 ;

wherein the cracking includes thermal cracking.

39 . A process for upgrading a hydrocarbon material comprising:

treating a hydrocarbon material-comprising feed, wherein the treating includes cracking the hydrocarbon material-comprising feed, such that an upgraded intermediate is produced;

separating a feed material into at least a light olefin-comprising treatment fraction and a treatment bypass fraction, wherein the feed material includes at least a fraction of the upgraded intermediate;

reducing the content of light olefinic material within the olefin-comprising treatment fraction such that a light olefinic material-depleted intermediate is produced;

combining the light olefinic material-depleted intermediate and the treatment bypass fraction so as to produce a light olefinic material content-reduced product; and

producing an upgraded product including the light olefinic material content-reduced product.

40 . The process as claimed in claim 39 ;

wherein the separating of the feed material is effected based on differences in volatilities between the light olefin-comprising treatment fraction and the treatment bypass fraction.

41 . The process as claimed in claim 39 or 40 ;

at a predetermined temperature at which the separating of the olefin-comprising treatment fraction from the treatment bypass fraction is effected, the treatment bypass fraction has a lower vapour pressure than that of the light olefin-comprising treatment fraction.

42 . The process as claimed in any one of claims 39 to 41 ;

wherein, at a pressure of one (1) atmosphere, the boiling point range of the light olefin-comprising treatment fraction is between 25 degrees Celsius and 200 degrees Celsius.

43 . The process as claimed in claims 39 to 42 ;

wherein the cracking is effected within a reaction zone disposed at a temperature that is greater than 300 degrees Celsius.

44 . The process as claimed in any one of claims 39 to 43 , further comprising:

supplying the upgraded product to a pipeline for transporting of the upgraded hydrocarbon material to a refinery.

45 . The process as claimed in any one of claims 39 to 44 ;

wherein the hydrocarbon material-comprising feed is a treated crude oil;

and further comprising:

prior to the treating a hydrocarbon material-comprising feed, treating the crude oil to produce the the treated crude oil.

46 . The process as claimed in claim 45 ;

wherein the treating of the crude oil includes deasphalting an asphaltene-comprising hydrocarbon material.

47 . The process as claimed in any one of claims 39 to 46 ;

wherein the hydrocarbon material-comprising feed includes a heavy hydrocarbon material-comprising feed.

48 . The process as claimed in any one of claims 39 to 47 ;

wherein the cracking includes thermal cracking.

49 . A process for upgrading a hydrocarbon material comprising:

supplying a hydrogen donor material to a reaction zone;

supplying a hydrocarbon material-comprising feed to the reaction zone;

treating the hydrocarbon material-comprising feed, wherein the treating includes cracking the hydrocarbon material-comprising feed in the presence of a hydrogen donor material within the reaction zone, such that an upgraded hydrocarbon material is produced.

50 . The process as claimed in claim 49 ;

wherein the ratio of weight of the hydrogen donor material supplied to the reaction zone to weight of the hydrocarbon material supplied to the reaction zone is at least 1:20.

51 . The process as claimed in claim 50 ;

wherein the ratio is between 1:20 and 4:1.

52 . The process as claimed in claim 50 ;

wherein the ratio is between 1:6 and 1:3.

53 . The process as claimed in any one of 49 to 52 ;

wherein the hydrogen donor material includes one or more cycloalkanes, one or more naptheno-aromatics, or one or more cycloalkanes and one or more naptheno-aromatics.

54 . The process as claimed in any one of claims 49 to 53 ;

wherein the cracking effects production of an intermediate product including olefinic material;

and wherein the treating further comprises:

effecting a reactive process, wherein the intermediate product participates within the reactive process as a reactant, and wherein the reactive process includes dehydrogenation of the olefinic material.

55 . The process as claimed in any one of claims 49 to 53 ;

wherein the cracking effects production of an intermediate product;

and wherein the treating further comprises:

dehydrogenating the intermediate product.

56 . The process as claimed in any one of claims 49 to 55 , further comprising:

supplying the upgraded product to a pipeline for transporting of the upgraded hydrocarbon material to a refinery.

57 . The process as claimed in any one of claims 49 to 56 ;

wherein the hydrocarbon material-comprising feed is a treated crude oil;

and further comprising:

prior to the treating a hydrocarbon material-comprising feed, treating the crude oil to produce the the treated crude oil.

58 . The process as claimed in claim 57 ;

wherein the treating of the crude oil includes deasphalting an asphaltene-comprising hydrocarbon material.

59 . The process as claimed in any one of claims 49 to 58 ;

wherein the hydrocarbon material-comprising feed includes a heavy hydrocarbon material-comprising feed.

60 . The process as claimed in any one of claims 49 to 59 ;

wherein the cracking includes thermal cracking.

Assignments (2)

CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 19, 2019

From: NEXEN ENERGY ULC

To: CNOOC PETROLEUM NORTH AMERICA ULC

Reel/Frame 048366/0576 →

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 13, 2018

From: ZERPA REQUES, NESTOR GREGORIO; DE KLERK, ARNO; XIA, YUHAN; OMER, AYYUB ABDULJAWAD

To: NEXEN ENERGY ULC

Reel/Frame 045530/0933 →