Patent SG-11201907203T-A (SG)
Title: Desulfurization and sulfone removal using a coker
Inventor: KOSEOGLU OMER
IPC: C10G55/04
Filed: 2018-02-20
Abstract: International Patent Classification: (71) Applicant: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY ClOG 53/14 (2006.01) ClOG 25/00 (2006.01) [SA/SA]; 1 Eastern Avenue, 31311 Dhahran (SA). ClOG 55/04 (2006.01) ClOG 27/04 (2006.01) ClOG 21/20 (2006.01) ClOG 21/22 (2006.01) (71) Applicant (for AG only): ARAMCO SERVICES COM- ClOG 21/28 (2006.01) ClOG 21/27(2006.01) PANY [US/US]; 9009 West Loop South, Houston, TX ClOG 21/16 (2006.01) C1OB 55/00 (2006.01) 77096 (US). (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2018/018755 (22) International Filing Date: 20 February 2018 (20.02.2018) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 15/437,265 20 February 2017 (20.02.2017) US (72) Inventors: KOSEOGLU, Omer, Refa; P.O. Box 08560, 31311 Dhahran (SA). BOURANE, Abdennour; P.O. Box 1634, 31311 Dhahran (SA). KRESSMANN, Stephane; P.O. Box 1846, 31311 Dhahran (SA). (74) Agent: RHEBERGEN, Constance, G. et al.; Bracewell LLP, P.O. Box 61389, Houston, TX 77208-1389 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 23 August 2018 (23.08.2018) WIP0 I PCT 0111111010 0111 °nolo HE VIII oimIE (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/152512 Al (54) Title: DESULFURIZATION AND SULFONE REMOVAL USING A COKER 132 1 137 6 - 104 112 114 110 122 ( -124 128 130 23 118 Qi ( 133 - 7 -136 120 135 126 ( -106 ( -102 FIG. 1 (57) : Embodiments provide a method and apparatus for upgrading a hydrocarbon feedstock. According to at least one em- bodiment, the method includes (a) supplying a hydrocarbon feedstock to an oxidation reactor, where the hydrocarbon feedstock is oxidized in the presence of a catalyst under conditions sufficient to selectively oxidize sulfur compounds present in the hydrocarbon feedstock; (b) separating the hydrocarbons and the oxidized sulfur compounds by solvent extraction; (c) collecting a residue stream that includes the oxidized sulfur compounds; (d) supplying the residue stream to a coker to produce coker gases and solid coke; and (e) recycling at least a portion of the volatile component stream to the oxidation reactor to selectively oxidize sulfur compounds in 00 the volatile component stream, the recycled portion of the volatile component stream comprising at least one of light coker gas oils O and heavy coker gas oils. C [Continued on next page] WO 2018/152512 Al OII HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: with international search report (Art. 21(3)) before the expiration of the time limit for amending the claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of amendments (Rule 48.2(h))