Title:
TWO PHASE HYDROPROCESSING
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO1998059019
Kind Code:
A9
Abstract:
A process where the need to circulate hydrogen through the catalyst is eliminated. This is accomplished by mixing and/or flashing the hydrogen and the oil to be treated in the presence of a solvent or diluent in which the hydrogen solubility is "high" relative to the oil feed. The type and amount of diluent added, as well as the reactor conditions, can be set so that all of the hydrogen required in the hydroprocessing reactions is available in solution. The oil/diluent/hydrogen solution can then be fed to a plug flow reactor packed with catalyst where the oil and hydrogen react. No additional hydrogen is required, therefore, hydrogen recirculation is avoided and trickle bed operation of the reactor is avoided. Therefore, the large trickle bed reactors can be replaced by much smaller tubular reactor.
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Inventors:
ACKERSON MICHAEL D (US)
BYARS MICHAEL S (US)
BYARS MICHAEL S (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US1998/013075
Publication Date:
April 15, 1999
Filing Date:
June 23, 1998
Export Citation:
Assignee:
PROCESS DYNAMICS INC (US)
ACKERSON MICHAEL D (US)
BYARS MICHAEL S (US)
ACKERSON MICHAEL D (US)
BYARS MICHAEL S (US)
International Classes:
C10G2/00; C10G45/22; C10G45/44; C10G47/00; C10G65/08; (IPC1-7): C10G45/22; C10G65/08; C10G47/00
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