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Title: Partial oxidation of ash-containing liquid hydrocarbonaceous and solid carbonaceous

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6337746

This patent describes a process for the production of gaseous mixtures comprising H/sub 2/ + CO by the partial oxidation of a feedstock comprising a heavy liquid hydrocarbonaceous fuel having a nickel and vanadium-containing ash or petroleum coke having a nickel and vanadium-containing ash, or mixtures thereof, and the feedstock includes a minimum of 0.5 wt.% of sulfur; and the ash includes a minimum of 5.0 wt.% vanadium, a minimum 2.0 wt.% of nickel, and silicon the process comprising: (1) introducing an ash-removal agent into a reaction zone along with the feedstock; wherein the weight ratio of ash-removal agent to ash in the reaction zone in (2) is in the range of about 1.0 - 10.0 to 1.0; (2) reacting the mixture from (1) at a temperature in the range of 1700/sup 0/F to 3000/sup 0/F and above the slag fusion temperature. The metal surfaces of the steel quench ring and tubular heat exchanger that were directly contacted by the entrained molten slag were protected with a metal and metal alloy, and the protective metal was selected from the group of metals consisting of aluminum and titanium and was electrodeposited at high temperature from a electrolytic bath of molten fluorides maintained in an inert atmosphere, and wherein the electrodeposited metal rapidly diffused into and formed an alloy of solid solution with the subsurface metal of the cooling means, herein sticking and buildup of slag upon contacting the cooling means were substantially reduced.

Assignee:
Texaco Inc., White Plains, NY
Patent Number(s):
US 4788003
OSTI ID:
6337746
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: Filed date 4 May 1987
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English