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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2018
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Remi Mahfouz, Thuwal, SA;
Ola Ali, Thuwal, SA;
Isidoro Morales Osorio, Thuwal, SA;
Wei Xu, Thuwal, SA;
Xinglong Dong, Thuwal, SA;
Yu Han, Thuwal, SA;
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran, SA;
KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Thuwal, SA;
Abstract
An integrated method for mesophase pitch and petrochemicals production. The method including supplying crude oil to a reactor vessel; heating the crude oil in the reactor vessel to a predetermined temperature for a predetermined amount of time; reducing asphaltene content in the crude oil by allowing polymerization reactions to occur in the reactor vessel at an elevated pressure in the absence of oxygen; producing a three-phase upgraded hydrocarbon product comprising gas, liquid, and solid hydrocarbon components, where the liquid hydrocarbon component comprises deasphalted oil and the solid hydrocarbon component comprises mesophase pitch; separating the gas, liquid, and solid hydrocarbon components; directly utilizing the liquid hydrocarbon component for petrochemicals production; and directly utilizing the solid hydrocarbon component for carbon artifact production.