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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2011
Michael Anthony Reynolds, Katy, TX (US);
Stanley Nemec Milam, Houston, TX (US);
Scott Lee Wellington, Bellaire, TX (US);
Michael Anthony Reynolds, Katy, TX (US);
Stanley Nemec Milam, Houston, TX (US);
Scott Lee Wellington, Bellaire, TX (US);
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A process for treating a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock is provided in which a hydrocarbon-containing feed comprising at least 20 wt. % of heavy hydrocarbons is mixed with hydrogen and at least one metal-containing catalyst to produce a hydrocarbon-containing product. The hydrocarbon-containing feedstock, the catalyst(s), and the hydrogen are provided to a mixing zone and blended in the mixing zone at a temperature of from 375° C. to 500° C. and a total pressure of from 6.9 MPa to 27.5 MPa. A vapor comprised of hydrocarbons that are vaporizable at the temperature and pressure within the mixing zone is separated from the mixing zone. Any metal-containing catalyst provided to the mixing zone has an acidity as measured by ammonia chemisorption of at most 200 μmol ammonia per gram of catalyst.