Process to separate alkali metal salts from alkali metal reacted hydrocarbons

Gordon, John Howard; Alvare, Javier; Larsen, Dennis; Killpack, Jeff

Title: Process to separate alkali metal salts from alkali metal reacted hydrocarbons

Abstract

A process to facilitate gravimetric separation of alkali metal salts, such as alkali metal sulfides and polysulfides, from alkali metal reacted hydrocarbons. The disclosed process is part of a method of upgrading a hydrocarbon feedstock by removing heteroatoms and/or one or more heavy metals from the hydrocarbon feedstock composition. This method reacts the oil feedstock with an alkali metal and an upgradant hydrocarbon. The alkali metal reacts with a portion of the heteroatoms and/or one or more heavy metals to form an inorganic phase containing alkali metal salts and reduced heavy metals, and an upgraded hydrocarbon feedstock. The inorganic phase may be gravimetrically separated from the upgraded hydrocarbon feedstock after mixing at a temperature between about 350.degree. C. to 400.degree. C. for a time period between about 15 minutes and 2 hours.

Inventors:: Gordon, John Howard; Alvare, Javier; Larsen, Dennis; Killpack, Jeff

Issue Date:: 2017-06-27

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

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1366745

Patent Number(s):: 9688920

Application Number:: 14/253,286

Assignee:: FIELD UPGRADING LIMITED

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

C - CHEMISTRY C25 - ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES C25B - ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF COMPOUNDS OR NON-METALS

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C - CHEMISTRY C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES C10G - CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS
C10G2300/1025 - Natural gas
C10G2300/1081 - Alkanes
C10G2300/1088 - Olefins
C10G2300/202 - Heteroatoms content, i.e. S, N, O, P
C10G2300/205 - Metal content
C10G29/04 - Metals, or metals deposited on a carrier

C - CHEMISTRY C25 - ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES C25B - ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF COMPOUNDS OR NON-METALS
C25B1/00 - Electrolytic production of inorganic compounds or non-metals

C - CHEMISTRY C25 - ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES C25C - PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC PRODUCTION, RECOVERY OR REFINING OF METALS
C25C1/02 - of light metals

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DOE Contract Number:: FE0000408

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2014 Apr 15

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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

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  abstractNote = {A process to facilitate gravimetric separation of alkali metal salts, such as alkali metal sulfides and polysulfides, from alkali metal reacted hydrocarbons. The disclosed process is part of a method of upgrading a hydrocarbon feedstock by removing heteroatoms and/or one or more heavy metals from the hydrocarbon feedstock composition. This method reacts the oil feedstock with an alkali metal and an upgradant hydrocarbon. The alkali metal reacts with a portion of the heteroatoms and/or one or more heavy metals to form an inorganic phase containing alkali metal salts and reduced heavy metals, and an upgraded hydrocarbon feedstock. The inorganic phase may be gravimetrically separated from the upgraded hydrocarbon feedstock after mixing at a temperature between about 350.degree. C. to 400.degree. C. for a time period between about 15 minutes and 2 hours.},

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Method of Decreasing Metal Corrosion patent, July 1941

Treatment of Hydrocarbon Stocks with Sodium patent, November 1956

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Process for the Desulfurization of Petroleum Oil Stocks patent, January 1974

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Process for upgrading a hydrocarbon fraction patent, June 1976

Combined disulfurization and conversion with alkali metals patent, February 1978

Upgrading hydrocarbonaceous oils with an aqueous liquid patent, January 1984

Process for recovering hydrocarbon and other values from shale oil rock patent, June 1984

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Process for the alkylation of aromatics patent, May 1998

Methods for adding value to heavy oil utilizing a soluble metal catalyst patent, August 1999

Continuous in-situ combination process for upgrading heavy oil patent, August 1999

Electrolytic process for treating aqueous waste streams patent, October 2000

Process for desulfurization of petroleum feeds utilizing sodium metal patent, April 2001

Apparatus and system for securing cargo patent, August 2001

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Zeolite/alumina catalyst support compositions and method of making the same patent, July 2002

Desulfurization with improved sorbent regeneration patent, October 2003

Method of packet data transfer with hybrid ARQ patent, February 2004

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Low temperature alkali metal electrolysis patent, September 2004

Process for reducing the naphthenic acidity of petroleum oils patent, March 2009

Process for the recovery of materials from a desulfurization reaction patent, March 2011

Process for recovering alkali metals and sulfur from alkali metal sulfides and polysulfides patent, January 2012

Upgrading of petroleum oil feedstocks using alkali metals and hydrocarbons patent, September 2014

Method for reducing the naphthenic acid content of crude oil and its fractions patent-application, January 2002

Process for reducing the acidity of oil patent-application, September 2002

Desulfurization of petroleum streams using metallic sodium patent-application, July 2005

Process For The Recovery Of Materials From A Desulfurization Reaction patent-application, July 2005

Emulsion neutralization of high total acid number (TAN) crude oil patent-application, March 2006

Method of removing sulfur from sulfur-containing hydrocarbon streams patent-application, June 2006

Porous composite materials having micro and meso/macroporosity patent-application, April 2007

Process For The Reduction/Removal Of The Concentration Of Hydrogen Sulfide Contained In Natural Gas patent-application, February 2008

Process for Treating Hydrocarbon Feeds with Electrolytic Hydrogen patent-application, October 2008

Process For Recovering Alkali Metals and Sulfur From Alkali Metal Sulfides and Polysulfides patent-application, May 2009

Very Low Sulfur Heavy Crude oil and Porcess for the Production thereof patent-application, May 2009

Integrated System and Method for Producing Fuel Composition From Biomass patent-application, October 2009

Apparatus and Method For Reducing an Alkali Metal Electrochemically at a Temperature Below the Metal's Melting Temperature patent-application, April 2010

Process for producing a high stability desulfurized heavy oils stream patent-application, June 2010

Process for regenerating alkali metal hydroxides by electrochemical means patent-application, July 2010

Desulfurization Of Petroleum Streams Using Metallic Sodium patent-application, November 2010

Immobilized Fluid Membranes For Gas Separation patent-application, November 2010

Electrochemical Cell Comprising Ionically Conductive Membrane And Porous Multiphase Electrode patent-application, November 2010

Zeolite Membranes for Separation of Mixtures Containing Water, Alcohols, or Organics patent-application, December 2010

Production of Aromatics from Methane patent-application, March 2011

Upgrading of Petroleum Oil Feedstocks Using Alkali Metals and Hydrocarbons patent-application, May 2011

Process For Catalytic Hydrotreatment Of A Pyrolysis Oil patent-application, May 2011

Process For De-Acidifying Hydrocarbons patent-application, June 2011

Bio-Oil Upgrading Process patent-application, December 2012

Upgrading Platform Using Alkali Metals patent-application, February 2013

Process For Desulfurizing Petroleum Feedstocks patent-application, June 2013

Method of Preventing Corrosion of Oil Pipelines, Storage Structures and Piping patent-application, June 2013

Desulphurization of gasoline by metallic sodium journal, July 1976

Electrolytic Process and Cell
patent, July 1924

Process of Producing Lubricating Oil
patent, September 1936

Method of Decreasing Metal Corrosion
patent, July 1941

Treatment of Hydrocarbon Stocks with Sodium
patent, November 1956

Nuclear Alkylation of Certain Aromatic Hydrocarbons with Alkali Metals as Catalysts
patent, May 1958

Desulfurization Process
patent, January 1965

Treatment of Alkylation Feed Stock with Sodium, Potassium, or Lithium Hydroxide Solution
patent, February 1970

Cyclic Process for Desulfurizing Crude Petroleum Fractions with Sodium
patent, February 1971

Process for the Desulfurization of Petroleum Oil Fractions
patent, January 1974

Alkali Metal Desulfurization Process For Petroleum Oil Stocks Using Low Pressure Hydrogen
patent, January 1974

Process for the Desulfurization of Petroleum Oil Stocks
patent, January 1974

Alkali Metal Desulfurization Process for Petroleum Oil Stocks
patent, February 1974

Process for upgrading a hydrocarbon fraction
patent, June 1976

Combined disulfurization and conversion with alkali metals
patent, February 1978

Upgrading hydrocarbonaceous oils with an aqueous liquid
patent, January 1984

Process for recovering hydrocarbon and other values from shale oil rock
patent, June 1984

Enhanced recovery of hydrocarbonaceous fluids from the oil shale
patent, February 1985

Process for selective removal of CCR, arsenic and conjugated diolefins from shale oil
patent, February 1985

Hydrotreating of carbonaceous materials
patent, August 1986

Upgrading of low value hydrocarbons using a hydrogen donor and microwave radiation
patent, July 1994

Continuous in-situ combination process for upgrading heavy oil
patent, December 1997

Process for the alkylation of aromatics
patent, May 1998

Methods for adding value to heavy oil utilizing a soluble metal catalyst
patent, August 1999

Continuous in-situ combination process for upgrading heavy oil
patent, August 1999

Electrolytic process for treating aqueous waste streams
patent, October 2000

Process for desulfurization of petroleum feeds utilizing sodium metal
patent, April 2001

Apparatus and system for securing cargo
patent, August 2001

Low temperature alkali metal electrolysis
patent, April 2002

Zeolite/alumina catalyst support compositions and method of making the same
patent, July 2002

Desulfurization with improved sorbent regeneration
patent, October 2003

Method of packet data transfer with hybrid ARQ
patent, February 2004

Continuous process for the synthesis of nano-scale precious metal particles
patent, March 2004

Surface-modified mixed oxides containing precious metal and titanium, for the selective oxidation of hydrocarbons
patent, May 2004

Low temperature alkali metal electrolysis
patent, September 2004

Process for reducing the naphthenic acidity of petroleum oils
patent, March 2009

Process for the recovery of materials from a desulfurization reaction
patent, March 2011

Process for recovering alkali metals and sulfur from alkali metal sulfides and polysulfides
patent, January 2012

Upgrading of petroleum oil feedstocks using alkali metals and hydrocarbons
patent, September 2014

Method for reducing the naphthenic acid content of crude oil and its fractions
patent-application, January 2002

Process for reducing the acidity of oil
patent-application, September 2002

Desulfurization of petroleum streams using metallic sodium
patent-application, July 2005

Process For The Recovery Of Materials From A Desulfurization Reaction
patent-application, July 2005

Emulsion neutralization of high total acid number (TAN) crude oil
patent-application, March 2006

Method of removing sulfur from sulfur-containing hydrocarbon streams
patent-application, June 2006

Porous composite materials having micro and meso/macroporosity
patent-application, April 2007

Process For The Reduction/Removal Of The Concentration Of Hydrogen Sulfide Contained In Natural Gas
patent-application, February 2008

Process for Treating Hydrocarbon Feeds with Electrolytic Hydrogen
patent-application, October 2008

Process For Recovering Alkali Metals and Sulfur From Alkali Metal Sulfides and Polysulfides
patent-application, May 2009

Very Low Sulfur Heavy Crude oil and Porcess for the Production thereof
patent-application, May 2009

Integrated System and Method for Producing Fuel Composition From Biomass
patent-application, October 2009

Apparatus and Method For Reducing an Alkali Metal Electrochemically at a Temperature Below the Metal's Melting Temperature
patent-application, April 2010

Process for producing a high stability desulfurized heavy oils stream
patent-application, June 2010

Process for regenerating alkali metal hydroxides by electrochemical means
patent-application, July 2010

Desulfurization Of Petroleum Streams Using Metallic Sodium
patent-application, November 2010

Immobilized Fluid Membranes For Gas Separation
patent-application, November 2010

Electrochemical Cell Comprising Ionically Conductive Membrane And Porous Multiphase Electrode
patent-application, November 2010

Zeolite Membranes for Separation of Mixtures Containing Water, Alcohols, or Organics
patent-application, December 2010

Production of Aromatics from Methane
patent-application, March 2011

Upgrading of Petroleum Oil Feedstocks Using Alkali Metals and Hydrocarbons
patent-application, May 2011

Process For Catalytic Hydrotreatment Of A Pyrolysis Oil
patent-application, May 2011

Process For De-Acidifying Hydrocarbons
patent-application, June 2011

Bio-Oil Upgrading Process
patent-application, December 2012

Upgrading Platform Using Alkali Metals
patent-application, February 2013

Process For Desulfurizing Petroleum Feedstocks
patent-application, June 2013

Method of Preventing Corrosion of Oil Pipelines, Storage Structures and Piping
patent-application, June 2013

Desulphurization of gasoline by metallic sodium
journal, July 1976