Patent SG-11201804549S-A (SG)
Title: Supercritical water upgrading process to produce paraffinic stream from heavy oil
Inventor: CHOI KI-HYOUK
IPC: C10G65/10
Filed: 2016-12-12
Abstract: ti 1b0 172 15 52 150 154 (-) 170- 152 ti x160 _r1G2 (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111R111111111111111 (10) International Publication Number WO 2017/106088 Al WIPO I PCT (43) International Publication Date 22 June 2017 (22.06.2017) (74) Agents: MOLLOY, Matthew A. et al.; Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, Fifth Third Center, One South Main Street, Suite 1300, Dayton, Ohio 45402 (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, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, 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). Declarations under Rule 4.17: (51) International Patent Classification: ClOG 49/00 (2006.01) ClOG 65/10 (2006.01) ClOG 51/02 (2006.01) ClOG 9 / 3 6 (2006.01) ClOG 47/32 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2016/066129 (22) International Filing Date: 12 December 2016 (12.12.2016) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 62/267,397 15 December 2015 (15.12.2015) US (71) Applicant: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY [SA/SA]; Post Office Box 5000, Dhahran, 31311 (SA). (71) Applicant AG only): ARAMCO SERVICES COM- PANY [US/US]; 9009 West Loop South, Houston, Texas 77210-4535 (US). (72) Inventors: CHOI, Ki-Hyouk; c/o Saudi Arabian Oil Com- pany, Post Office Box 5000, Dhahran, 31311 (SA). ALABDULLAH, Mohammad A.; c/o Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Post Office Box 5000, Dhahran, 31311 (SA). PUNETHA, Ashok K.; c/o Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Post Office Box 5000, Dhahran, 31311 (SA). AL-SHA- FEI, Emad N.; c/o Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Post Of- fice Box 5000, Dhahran, 31311 (SA). as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4.170) [Continued on next page] (54) Title: SUPERCRITICAL WATER UPGRADING PROCESS TO PRODUCE PARAFFINIC STREAM FROM HEAVY OIL 132 105 112 116 12C 10 22 114 110 124 100 3 126 0 142 ; ) 210 202 20 212 L ti 1,54 19 FIG. 1 (57) : Embodiments of a process for producing paraffms from a petroleum-based composition comprising long chain aro - matics comprise mixing a supercritical water stream with a pressurized, heated petroleum-based composition to create a combined feed stream, introducing the combined feed stream to a first reactor through an inlet port of the first reactor, where the first reactor operates at supercritical pressure and temperature, cracking at least a portion of the long chain aromatics in the first reactor to form a first reactor product, and then introducing the first reactor product to a second reactor through an upper inlet port of the second re - actor operating at supercritical pressure and temperature, where the second reactor is a downflow reactor comprising an upper inlet port, a lower outlet port, and a middle outlet port are provided. The middle outlet product passing out of the middle outlet port com- prises paraffms and short chain aromatics. W O 20 17 / 106088 Al WO 2017/106088 Al MIDEDIMOMMION010130101101100MMENVOIMIE as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the priority of Published: the earlier application (Rule 4.17(iii)) — with international search report (Art. 21(3))