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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 24, 2002
Philip Rettger, Walnut Lake, CA (US);
Randall Goldstein, Moraga, CA (US);
Jim Arnold, Calgary, CA;
Yoram Bronicki, Rehovot, IL;
J. Robert Friday, Grantham, NH (US);
Philip Rettger, Walnut Lake, CA (US);
Randall Goldstein, Moraga, CA (US);
Jim Arnold, Calgary, CA;
Yoram Bronicki, Rehovot, IL;
J. Robert Friday, Grantham, NH (US);
Ormat Industries Ltd., Yaune, IL;
Abstract
A novel apparatus for producing sweet synthetic crude from a heavy hydrocarbon feed includes: an upgrader for receiving the heavy hydrocarbon feed and producing a distillate fraction including sour products, and high-carbon content by-products; a gasifier for receiving the high-carbon content by-products and producing synthetic fuel gas and sour by-products; a hydroprocessing unit for receiving the sour by-products and hydrogen gas, thereby producing gas and sweet crude; and a hydrogen recovery unit for receiving the synthetic fuel gas and producing further hydrogen gas and hydrogen-depleted synthetic fuel gas, the further hydrogen gas being supplied to the hydroprocessing unit.