Integrated oil production and upgrading using molten alkali metal

Gordon, John Howard

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Title: Integrated oil production and upgrading using molten alkali metal

Abstract

A method that combines the oil retorting process (or other process needed to obtain/extract heavy oil or bitumen) with the process for upgrading these materials using sodium or other alkali metals. Specifically, the shale gas or other gases that are obtained from the retorting/extraction process may be introduced into the upgrading reactor and used to upgrade the oil feedstock. Also, the solid materials obtained from the reactor may be used as a fuel source, thereby providing the heat necessary for the retorting/extraction process. Other forms of integration are also disclosed.

Inventors:: Gordon, John Howard

Issue Date:: Tue Oct 04 00:00:00 EDT 2016

Research Org.:: FIELD UPGRADING LIMITED, Calgary, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1327927

Patent Number(s):: 9458385

Application Number:: 13/940,336

Assignee:: FIELD UPGRADING LIMITED (Calgary, CA

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: C - CHEMISTRY C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES C10B - DESTRUCTIVE DISTILLATION OF CARBONAGEOUS MATERIALS FOR PRODUCTION OF GAS, COKE, TAR, OR SIMILAR MATERIALS

C - CHEMISTRY C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES C10G - CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS

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C - CHEMISTRY C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES C10B - DESTRUCTIVE DISTILLATION OF CARBONAGEOUS MATERIALS FOR PRODUCTION OF GAS, COKE, TAR, OR SIMILAR MATERIALS
C10B53/06 - of oil shale and/or or bituminous rocks

C - CHEMISTRY C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES C10G - CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS
C10G1/002 - {in combination with oil conversion- or refining processes}
C10G1/02 - by distillation
C10G19/067 - with molten alkaline material
C10G19/073 - with solid alkaline material
C10G9/02 - in retorts

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DOE Contract Number:: FE0000408

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2013 Jul 12

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 02 PETROLEUM; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

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Hydrotreating of carbonaceous materials
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