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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2011
BO Kou, Albany, CA (US);
Julie Chabot, Novato, CA (US);
Bo Kou, Albany, CA (US);
Julie Chabot, Novato, CA (US);
Chevron U.S.A. Inc., San Ramon, CA (US);
Abstract
A method to prepare an improved catalyst feed to a system to upgrade heavy oil. The method comprises: providing a spent catalyst that has been used in a hydroprocessing operation has with a solid content ranging from 5 to 50 wt. % in soluble hydrocarbons and having less than 80% but more than 10% of original catalytic activity; removing at least 50% of the soluble hydrocarbons removed in a deoiling step; treating the deoiled spent catalyst with a treating solution containing at least one of plain water, a mineral acid, an oxidizing agent, and combinations thereof to reduce the concentration of at least one metal contaminant in the deoiled spent catalyst by at least 40%. After treatment, the treated deoiled spent catalyst is slurried in a hydrocarbon medium, and fed to the heavy oil upgrade system as part of the catalyst feed system with a fresh slurry catalyst.