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Title: Method for estimating processability of a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock for hydroprocessing

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a method involving the steps of (a) precipitating an amount of asphaltenes from a liquid sample of a first hydrocarbon-containing feedstock having solvated asphaltenes therein with one or more first solvents in a column; (b) determining one or more solubility characteristics of the precipitated asphaltenes; (c) analyzing the one or more solubility characteristics of the precipitated asphaltenes; and (d) correlating a measurement of feedstock reactivity for the first hydrocarbon-containing feedstock sample with a mathematical parameter derived from the results of analyzing the one or more solubility characteristics of the precipitates asphaltenes. Determined parameters and processabilities for a plurality of feedstocks can be used to generate a mathematical relationship between parameter and processability; this relationship can be used to estimate the processability for hydroprocessing for a feedstock of unknown processability.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
The University of Wyoming Research Corporation, Laramie, WY, USA
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1117680
Patent Number(s):
8628970
Application Number:
13/909,780
Assignee:
The University of Wyoming Research Corporation (Laramie, WY)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
C - CHEMISTRY C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES C10G - CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
DOE Contract Number:  
FC26-98FT40322
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2013 Jun 04
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Citation Formats

Schabron, John F, and Rovani, Jr., Joseph F. Method for estimating processability of a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock for hydroprocessing. United States: N. p., 2014. Web.
Schabron, John F, & Rovani, Jr., Joseph F. Method for estimating processability of a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock for hydroprocessing. United States.
Schabron, John F, and Rovani, Jr., Joseph F. Tue . "Method for estimating processability of a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock for hydroprocessing". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1117680.
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