Patent SG-11201810542V-A (SG)
Title: Systems and methods for upgrading heavy oils
Inventor: DING LIANHUI
IPC: C10G65/12
Filed: 2017-05-31
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property :::` , MD HIM 0 11101 HOE 010 1111 1 0 013 010 1101 OHIO 1111 11110 ill 011 Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number 03 (43) International Publication Date .....•\"\"- WO 2017/210287 Al 07 December 2017 (07.12.2017) WIP0 I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: ClOG 65/12 (2006.01) ClOG 67/02 (2006.01) (21) International Application (22) International Filing Date: (25) Filing Language: (26) Publication Language: (30) Priority Data: 62/344,701 02 June 2016 (02.06.2016) (71) Applicant: SAUDI ARABIAN [SA/SA]; Post Office Box 5000, Dhahran 31311 (SA). (71) Applicant (for AG only): ARAMCO SERVICES COM- ClOG 45/08 (2006.01) PANY [US/US]; 9009 West Loop South, Houston, TX 77096 (US). Number: (72) Inventors: DING, Lianhui; c/o Saudi Arabian Oil Com- PCT/US2017/035202 pany, Post Office Box 5000, Dhahran 31311 (SA). AL- SAYED, Essam; c/o Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Post 31 May 2017 (31.05.2017) Office Box 5000, Dhahran 31311 (SA). ABBA, Ibrahim; c/o Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Post Office Box 5000, English Dhahran 31311 (SA). English (74) Agent: INGLE, Cory, J. et al.; Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, One South Main Street, Fifth Third Center, Suite 1300, Day- ton, OH 45402 (US). US OIL COMPANY (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, FOR UPGRADING HEAVY OILS ,--117 16 118 ,.._ (54) Title: SYSTEMS AND METHODS = = _ _/-103 be zone to form a hydrodemetalization and reducing aromatic s content in 102 i 130 1105 104 114 ,--115 101 = = = 106 — = = 108 = = 110 = = 120 = = of a = one a portion reaction effluent metals from the heavy oil in a hydrodemetalization reaction transition reaction effluent, removing at least a portion of nitrogen from the transition reaction -{ 112 = embodiment in 109 115 FIG. 1 of the present disclosure, a heavy oil may upgraded by a process that may of metals and at least a portion of nitrogen from the hydrodemetalization reaction effluent zone to form a hydrodenitrogenation reaction effluent, a hydrocracking reaction zone by contacting the hydrodenitrogenation ,-1 .4 L .. (57) : In accordance with ei 4. include removing at least a portion © reaction effluent, removing at least - in a transition reaction zone to form ei --.... effluent in a hydrodenitrogenation Ir- the hydrodenitrogenation reaction C to form an upgraded fuel. ei reaction effluent C [Continued on next page] WO 2017/210287 Al OII 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: — as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4.17(H)) — as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the priority of the earlier application (Rule 4.17(iii)) Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))