Patent ID: 9284494
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: C10G

Claim Text:
1. A slurry hydroprocessing method comprising: (a) passing a slurry comprising a heavy hydrocarbon feedstock containing asphaltenes and a solid particulate through a reaction zone to provide a slurry effluent; (b) filtering a liquid product through a filter, recovered from the slurry effluent in combination with the solid particulate, to provide a filtration retentate comprising precipitated asphaltenes and further comprising a retained portion of the solid particulate; (c) recycling the filtration retentate to the reaction zone; (d) the liquid product has a solubility blending number : insolubility number ratio that is less than about 1.4; and wherein the filter has a pore size exceeding the average particle size of the solid particulate.