Method for producing distillable hydrocarbonaceous fuels and carbonaceous agglomerates from a heavy crude oil

Patent · Tue Sep 25 04:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:6139951

Boyer, L D; Sage, F E; Sooter, M C

In a method for producing a distillable hydrocarbonaceous stream and carbonaceous agglomerates from a heavy crude oil by charging the crude oil and finely divided carbonaceous solids to a rotary kiln with the crude oil and carbonaceous solids being charged in a weight ratio from about 0.6 to about 1.5; tumbling the crude oil and finely divided carbonaceous solids in the rotary kiln at a temperature from about 850/sup 0/ to about 1000/sup 0/ F. for up to about 30 minutes to produce a vaporous stream and agglomerate particles containing a residual portion of the crude oil and finely divided carbonaceous solids; separating the agglomerate particles into a product portion of a desired particle size range and a recycle portion; grinding the recycle portion to produce the finely divided carbonaceous solids and heating the finely divided carbonaceous solids prior to recycling the carbonaceous solids to mixture with the crude oil, an improvement comprising: supplying at least a major portion of the heat required in said rotary kiln by heating the crude oil charged to the rotary kiln thereby eliminating the heating of the finely divided carbonaceous solids prior to recycling.

• Assignee: Conoco Inc.
• Patent Number(s): US 4473464
• OSTI ID: 6139951
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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