Upgrading platform using alkali metals

Gordon, John Howard

Title: Upgrading platform using alkali metals

Abstract

A method for removing sulfur, nitrogen or metals from an oil feedstock. The method involves reacting the oil feedstock with an alkali metal and a radical capping substance. The alkali metal reacts with the metal, sulfur or nitrogen content to form one or more inorganic products and the radical capping substance reacts with the carbon and hydrogen content to form a hydrocarbon phase. The inorganic products may then be separated out from the hydrocarbon phase.

Inventors:: Gordon, John Howard

Issue Date:: 2017-01-17

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

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1339634

Patent Number(s):: 9546325

Application Number:: 14/323,019

Assignee:: FIELD UPGRADING LIMITED (Calgary, CA)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: C - CHEMISTRY C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES C10G - CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS

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C - CHEMISTRY C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES C10G - CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS
C10G2300/1025 - Natural gas
C10G2300/1037 - Hydrocarbon fractions
C10G2300/202 - Heteroatoms content, i.e. S, N, O, P
C10G2300/205 - Metal content
C10G2300/207 - Acid gases, e.g. H2S, COS, SO2, HCN
C10G2300/308 - Gravity, density, e.g. API
C10G29/04 - Metals, or metals deposited on a carrier
C10G29/20 - Organic compounds not containing metal atoms
C10G29/205 - {by reaction with hydrocarbons added to the hydrocarbon oil}
C10G50/00 - Production of liquid hydrocarbon mixtures from lower carbon number hydrocarbons, e.g. by oligomerisation

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DOE Contract Number:: FE0000408

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2014 Jul 03

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

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