Patent SG-11201407468W-A (SG)
Title: Direct catalytic cracking of crude oil by a temperature gradient process
Inventor: XU WEI
IPC: C10G11/20
Filed: 2013-06-14
Abstract: (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 19 December 2013 (19.12.2013) WIPOIPCT (10) International Publication Number WO 2013/188729 A1 (51) International Patent Classification: C10G 3/00 (2006.01) C10G11/16 (2006.01) C10G 49/00 (2006.01) C10G11/20 (2006.01) C10G 51/02 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2013/045781 (22) International Filing Date: 14 June 2013 (14.06.2013) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 61/659,649 14 June 2012 (14.06.2012) US (71) Applicant: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY [SA/SA]; Eastern Avenue, Dhahran, 31311 (SA). 1 (71) Applicant (for AG only)-. ARAMCO SERVICES COM­ PANY [US/US]; 9009 West Loop South, Houston, TX 77210-4535 (US). (72) Inventors: XU, Wei; P.O. Boxl3495, Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, 31311 (SA). ABBA, Ibrahim; P.O. Box 14043, Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, 31311 (SA). (74) Agent: RHEBERGEN, Constance, Gall; Bracewell & Gi­ uliani 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, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KN, KP, KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, 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, 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, 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). [Continued on next page] (54) Title: DIRECT CATALYTIC CRACKING OF CRUDE OIL BY A TEMPERATURE GRADIENT PROCESS 0\ CJ i> 00 00 i-H en i-H o CJ o & FIG. 1 (57) Abstract: A direct catalytic cracking system for converting undistilled and imfractionated hydrocarbon material into hydrocarbon products, which include light olefins and C6-8 aromatics. The direct catalytic cracking system includes moving a catalyst bed reactor having one or more catalytic reaction zones and configured to regulate its internal temperature. The direct catalytic cracking system also includes a catalyst regeneration system. A method for converting undistilled and unfractionated hydrocarbon material into hydro­ carbon products using the direct catalytic cracking system. The process in­ cludes the step of introducing moving a bed reactor feed comprising steam and undistilled and unfractionated hydrocarbon material. The process in­ cludes the steps of introducing direct cracking catalyst into the catalytic reac­ tion zone of the moving catalyst bed reactor, operating the direct catalytic cracking system such that hydrocarbon material in the presence of direct cracking catalyst converts into product hydrocarbons, and passing the product hydrocarbons from the moving catalyst bed reactor. WO 2013/188729 A11 lllll llllllll II llllll III lllll lllll III III III lllll lllll lllll llll llll lllll lllll lllllll llll llll Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))