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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:
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Issue Date:
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
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

Citation Formats

Gordon, John Howard, Alvare, Javier, Larsen, Dennis, and Killpack, Jeff. Process to separate alkali metal salts from alkali metal reacted hydrocarbons. United States: N. p., 2017. Web.
Gordon, John Howard, Alvare, Javier, Larsen, Dennis, & Killpack, Jeff. Process to separate alkali metal salts from alkali metal reacted hydrocarbons. United States.
Gordon, John Howard, Alvare, Javier, Larsen, Dennis, and Killpack, Jeff. Tue . "Process to separate alkali metal salts from alkali metal reacted hydrocarbons". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1366745.
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