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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2004
Rashid Iqbal, Houston, TX (US);
Anshumali, Mobile, AL (US);
Odette Eng, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Phillip Niccum, Houston, TX (US);
Rashid Iqbal, Houston, TX (US);
Anshumali, Mobile, AL (US);
Odette Eng, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Phillip Niccum, Houston, TX (US);
Kellogg Brown & Root LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a process for the upgrading and demetallizing of heavy oils and bitumens. A crude heavy oil and/or bitumen feed is supplied to a solvent extraction processwherein DAO and asphaltenes are separated. The DAO is supplied to an FCC unithaving a low conversion activity catalyst for the removal of metals contained therein. The demetallized distillate fraction is supplied to a hydrotreaterfor upgrading and collected as a synthetic crude product stream. The asphaltene fraction can be supplied to a gasifierfor the recovery of power, steam and hydrogen, which can be supplied to the hydrotreateror otherwise within the process or exported. An optional cokercan be used to convert excess asphaltenes and/or decant oil to naphtha, distillate and gas oil, which can be supplied to the hydrotreater