Patent ID: 9243193
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: C10G

Claim Text:
1. A hydrocarbon conversion process, comprising: (a) providing a heavy hydrocarbon oil wherein the heavy hydrocarbon oil comprises molecules having an ASTM D86 initial boiling point of ≧300° C. and at least 50 ppmw Ni/V/Fe; (b) providing a utility fluid, the utility fluid comprising ≧20.0 wt. % aromatic carbon based on the weight of the utility fluid; (c) exposing at least a portion of the heavy hydrocarbon oil to at least one hydroprocessing catalyst under catalytic hydroprocessing conditions in the presence of molecular hydrogen and the utility fluid at (i) an LHSV in the range of from 1.0 to 40.0 hr (d) separating a liquid phase from the hydroprocessed product, the liquid phase comprising ≧90.0 wt. % of the hydroprocessed product's molecules having at least four carbon atoms based on the weight of the hydroprocessed product wherein the utility fluid comprises the liquid phase in an amount ≧90.0 wt. % based on the weight of the utility fluid.