Partial oxidation process
A process is described for the production of gaseous mixtures comprising H/sub 2/+CO by the partial oxidation of a fuel feedstock comprising a heavy liquid hydrocarbonaceous fuel having a nickel, iron, and vanadium-containing ash or petroleum coke having a nickel, iron, and vanadium-containing ash, or mixtures thereof. The feedstock includes a minimum of 0.5 wt. % of sulfur and the ash includes a minimum of 5.0 wt. % vanadium, a minimum of 0.5 ppm nickel, and a minimum of 0.5 ppm iron. The process comprises: (1) mixing together a copper-containing additive with the fuel feedstock; wherein the weight ratio of copper-containing additive to ash in the fuel feedstock is in the range of about 1.0-10.0, and there is at least 10 parts by weight of copper for each part by weight of vanadium; (2) reacting the mixture from (1) at a temperature in the range of 2200/sup 0/F to 2900/sup 0/F and a pressure in the range of about 5 to 250 atmospheres in a free-flow refactory lined partial oxidation reaction zone with a free-oxygen containing gas in the presence of a temperature moderator and in a reducing atmosphere to produce a hot raw effluent gas stream comprising H/sub 2/+CO and entrained molten slag; and where in the reaction zone and the copper-containing additive combines with at least a portion of the nickel and iron constituents and sulfur found in the feedstock to produce a liquid phase washing agent that collects and transports at least a portion of the vanadium-containing oxide laths and spinels and other ash components and refractory out of the reaction zone; and (3) separating nongaseous materials from the hot raw effluent gas stream.
- Assignee:
- Texaco, Inc., White Plains, NY
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4654164
- Application Number:
- TRN: 87-018076
- OSTI ID:
- 6619784
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: Filed date 12 Nov 1985
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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37 INORGANIC
ORGANIC
PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
CARBON MONOXIDE
CHEMICAL PREPARATION
COKE
PARTIAL OXIDATION PROCESSES
HYDROGEN
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
ASHES
COPPER COMPOUNDS
HIGH PRESSURE
IRON COMPOUNDS
MEDIUM PRESSURE
MIXING
MIXTURES
NICKEL COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN
QUANTITY RATIO
REFRACTORIES
VANADIUM COMPOUNDS
VERY HIGH TEMPERATURE
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DISPERSIONS
ELEMENTS
NONMETALS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
RESIDUES
SYNTHESIS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
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