Patent ID: 9499752
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: B01J,C10G

Claim Text:
1. A method for processing a heavy oil feedstock, comprising: providing a heavy oil feedstock having a 10 wt % distillation point of at least about 650° F. (343° C.) and a first Conradson carbon residue wt %; exposing the heavy oil feedstock to a slurry hydroconversion catalyst in one or more reactors under effective slurry hydroconversion conditions to form a slurry hydroconversion effluent, the effective slurry hydroconversion conditions being effective for conversion of at least about 80 wt % of the heavy oil feedstock relative to a conversion temperature of 1050° F. (566° C.); separating a bottoms product from the slurry hydroconversion effluent, the bottoms product having a 10 wt % distillation point of at least about 650° F. (343° C.); and hydrocracking at least a portion of the bottoms product in the presence of a hydrocracking catalyst under effective hydrocracking conditions, the at least a portion of the bottoms product having a final boiling point of at least about 1050° F. (566° C.), wherein the slurry hydroconversion catalyst comprises a bulk multimetallic catalyst comprising at least one non-noble Group VIII (Group 8-10) metal and at least one Group VIB (Group 6) metal, a weight of the slurry hydroconversion catalyst being about 2 wt % to 25 wt % of a weight of the heavy oil feedstock in the reactor, and wherein the bulk catalyst is formed from a catalyst precursor that comprises at least one metal from Group 6 of the Periodic Table of the Elements, at least one metal from Groups 8-10 of the Periodic Table of the Elements, and a reaction product formed from (i) a first organic compound containing at least one amine group and at least 10 carbons or (ii) a second organic compound containing at least one carboxylic acid group and at least 10 carbons, but not both (i) and (ii), wherein the reaction product contains additional unsaturated carbon atoms, relative to (i) the first organic compound or (ii) the second organic compound, wherein the metals of the catalyst precursor composition are arranged in a crystal lattice, and wherein the reaction product is not located within the crystal lattice.