Patent ID: 7824540
Filing Date: 2010-11-02
Classification: B01J,C10G

Abstract:
1. A process for upgrading a liquid hydrocarbon feed comprising the steps of: a) preparing a slurry comprising the hydrocarbon feed having a boiling range above 350° C. and solid particles comprising a rehydratable material having a Loss on Ignition (LOI) of at least 5%, wherein said rehydratable material is a Mg—Al anionic clay, Ca—Al anionic clay, layered hydroxy salt, cationic layered materials, zeolites or silica-alumina gels; b) thermally treating said slurry at a temperature in the range of 250 to 550° C. without the addition of hydrogen, c) optionally separating the thermally treated slurry into (i) a lower boiling fraction and (ii) a higher boiling fraction containing the solid particles and formed coke, if any, and d) separating the solid particles and formed coke, if any, from the thermally treated slurry resulting from step b) or the higher boiling fraction of step c).