Patent SG-11201804383W-A (SG)
Title: Supercritical water processes for upgrading a petroleum-based composition while decreasing plugging
Inventor: CHOI KI-HYOUK
IPC: C10L10/04
Filed: 2016-12-12
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property -' Organization International Bureau ires.. 00) (43) International Publication Date ..... .....) 22 June 2017(22.06.2017) WIPO I PCT (10) WO International 111111111111311111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111311111111111111111 2017/106090 Publication Number Al (51) International Patent Classification: do Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Post Office Box 5000, ClOG 75/00 (2006.01) ClOG 47/32 (2006.01) Dhahran 31311 (SA). ALABDULHADI, Abdullah T.; do ClOG 31/08 (2006.01) ClOG 9/16 (2006.01) Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Post Office Box 5000, ClOG 45/26 (2006.01) ClOG 45/72 (2006.01) Dhahran 31311 (SA). ClOG 49/00 (2006.01) C1OL 10/04 (2006.01) (74) Agents: MOLLOY, Matthew A. et al.; Dinsmore & Shohl (21) International Application Number: LLP, One South Main Street, Fifth Third Center - Suite PCT/US2016/066132 1300, Dayton, Ohio 45402 (US). (22) International Filing Date: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every 12 December 2016 (12.12.2016) kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, (25) Filing Language: English BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, (26) Publication Language: English DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, K11, KN, (30) Priority Data: KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, 62/267,401 15 December 2015 (15.12.2015) US MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, (71) Applicant: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, [SA/SA]; Post Office Box 5000, Dhahran 31311 (SA). 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, (71) Applicant (for AG only): ARAMCO SERVICES COM- ZA, ZM, ZW. PANY [US/US]; 9009 West Loop Road, Houston, Texas 77210-4535 (US). (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional available): ARIPO (BW, GH, protection (72) Inventors: CHOI, Ki-Hyouk; c/o Saudi Arabian Oil Com- GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, pany, Post Office Box 5000, Dhahran 31311 (SA). TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, ALQARZOUH, Muneef F.; c/o Saudi Arabian Oil Com- TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, Post Office Box 5000, Dhahran 31311 (SA). LEE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, pany, Joo-Hyeong; c/o Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Post Office LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, Box 5000, Dhahran 31311 (SA). AL-OTAIBI, Bader M.; [Continued on next page] (54) Title: SUPERCRITICAL WATER PROCESSES FOR UPGRADING A PETROLEUM-BASED COMPOSITION WHILE DE- CREASING PLUGGING 147 100 ? I - 7 125 124 105 112 le 120 131 7 1 133 1 145 194-r Th-191 142 152 14 ?,_ 127 130 110 51 8 126 14_Q 77 ThQ 122 193-c 192 I \----- 1 143 195 r ) - `153 t -- 1 -, L ) r , I 1\" 195 ° 162 r -. \-160 — 154 19/ -\- 11 180 152 90 ? 163 .4t 170 0 172 0 L i 2 173 Cr\ 1 200 0 FIG. 1 L _1 00 (57) : Embodiments of processes for upgrading a petroleum-based composition while decreasing plugging comprise mixing ---- a supercritical water stream with a pressurized, heated petroleum-based composition in a mixing device to create a combined feed I N 1-1 stream, and introducing to a supercritical upgrading reactor system are provided. The processes also comprise cooling the upgraded O product in a cooling device, and decreasing the pressure of the cooled upgraded product in a pressure reducer. To reduce plugging, ei the processes also comprises injecting plug remover solution into one or more of the following injection locations: an injection port C on a process line connecting the mixing device with the upgrading reactor system; an injection port on a process line connecting the ,1 . upgrading reactor system with the cooling device; or an injection port on a process line connecting the cooling device with the pres - 5 sure reducer. WO 2017/106090 Al MIDEDItitililliMEMOMMIHRIMOIRMEHMIE SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the priority of GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). the earlier application (Rule 4.17(iii)) Declarations under Rule 4.17: Published: — as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4.17(ii)) with international search report (Art 21(3))