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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2005
Paul O'connor, Hoevelaken, NL;
Erik Jeroen Laheij, Amstelveen, NL;
Dennis Stamires, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Michael F. Brady, Studio City, CA (US);
Francisco René Mas Cabre, Amstelveen, NL;
Oscar René Chamberlain Pravia, Rio de Janeiro, BR;
Henrique Soares Cerqueira, Rio de Janeiro, BR;
Fabió Lopes DE Azevedo, Rio de Janeiro, BR;
Paul O'Connor, Hoevelaken, NL;
Erik Jeroen Laheij, Amstelveen, NL;
Dennis Stamires, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Michael F. Brady, Studio City, CA (US);
Francisco René Mas Cabre, Amstelveen, NL;
Oscar René Chamberlain Pravia, Rio de Janeiro, BR;
Henrique Soares Cerqueira, Rio de Janeiro, BR;
Fabió Lopes De Azevedo, Rio de Janeiro, BR;
Albemarle Corporation, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Abstract
Process for upgrading a liquid hydrocarbon feed comprising the steps of (a) preparing a slurry comprising the hydrocarbon feed having a boiling range above 350° C. and solid particles comprising a rehydratable material, (b) thermally treating said slurry at a temperature in the range of 250 to 550° C., (c) optionally separating the thermally treated slurry into (I) a lower boiling fraction and (ii) a higher boiling fraction containing the solid particles and formed coke, if any, and (d) separating the solid particles and formed coke, if any, from the thermally treated slurry resulting from step b) or the higher boiling fraction of step c).