Patent ID: 11866663
Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
Field: Basic materials chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C | IPC C

Claim 16:
17. The method of claim 1, wherein;
the hydrocarbon feed is a whole crude oil;
the light stream comprises at least 99 wt. % of hydrocarbons boiling at less than 540° C., based on the total weight of hydrocarbons in the light stream;
the light stream comprises at least 99 wt. % of all hydrocarbons initially in the hydrocarbon feed which boil at less than 540° C.;
the heavy stream comprises at least 99 wt. % of hydrocarbons boiling at greater than 540° C., based on the total weight of hydrocarbons in the heavy stream;
the heavy stream comprises at least 99 wt. % of all hydrocarbons initially in the hydrocarbon feed which boil at greater than 540° C.;
hydrotreating the heavy stream comprises contacting the heavy stream with a hydro-demetallization catalyst, a hydro-desulfurization catalyst, and a hydro-dearomatization catalyst in the presence of hydrogen.