Separation of solid asphaltenes from heavy liquid hydrocarbons using novel apparatus and process (“IAS”)

    公开(公告)号:US10280373B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-07

    申请号:US15958639

    申请日:2018-04-20

    申请人: MEG ENERGY CORP.

    摘要: An apparatus and process is provided for improved asphaltene separation from heavy hydrocarbon or bitumen with low process complexity through mass transfer using solvent and counter-current flows, with three sections: an upper DAO/solid-asphaltene separation zone, a middle solvent mixing and segregation zone, and a bottom clarification zone. Solvent mixed with heavy hydrocarbon forms a process feed introduced to the process vessel's upper zone and exposed to counter-current solvent removing DAO from solid asphaltene particles in the feed, the particles fall through the middle zone and are mixed with introduced solvent, which introduced solvent segregates DAO-rich solution in the upper zone (for extraction from that zone) from solvent-rich mixtures in the middle mixing and lower clarification zones. Solvent flows and precipitate movement are controlled to optimize mass transfer in process, resulting in high DAO recovery and dry, solid asphaltene product.

    Optimal asphaltene conversion and removal for heavy hydrocarbons

    公开(公告)号:US09890337B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-13

    申请号:US15276224

    申请日:2016-09-26

    申请人: MEG ENERGY CORP.

    IPC分类号: C10G55/04 C10G21/00 C10G53/04

    摘要: The invention provides improved apparatus and method for producing a pipeline-ready or refinery-ready feedstock from heavy, high asphaltene crude, comprising a pre-heater for pre-heating a process fluid to a design temperature at or near the operating temperature of a reactor; moving the process fluid into the reactor for conversion of the process fluid by controlled application of heat to the process fluid in the reactor so that the process fluid maintains a substantially homogenous temperature to produce a stream of thermally affected asphaltene-rich fractions, and a stream of vapor. The stream of vapor is separated into two further streams: of non-condensable vapor, and of light liquid hydrocarbons. The thermally affected asphaltene-rich fraction is deasphalted using a solvent extraction process into streams of heavy deasphalted oil liquid, and concentrated asphaltene, respectively. The deasphalted oil liquid and the light liquid hydrocarbons produced are blended to form a pipeline or refinery-ready feedstock.

    SOLVENT DE-ASPHALTING WITH CYCLONIC SEPARATION
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    发明申请
    SOLVENT DE-ASPHALTING WITH CYCLONIC SEPARATION 审中-公开
    解决方案采用循环分离

    公开(公告)号:US20150361348A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-12-17

    申请号:US14834764

    申请日:2015-08-25

    申请人: MEG ENERGY CORP.

    IPC分类号: C10G1/00 C10G21/00

    摘要: The present invention relates to a method of improving a heavy hydrocarbon, such as bitumen, to a lighter more fluid product and, more specifically, to a final hydrocarbon product that is refinery-ready and meets pipeline transport criteria without the addition of diluent. A solid asphaltene by-product is created for easy handling and further processing. The invention is targeted to enhance Canadian bitumen, but has general application in improving any heavy hydrocarbon.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及将重质烃如沥青改进为更轻的更流体的产品,更具体地说,涉及在不添加稀释剂的情况下,炼油厂准备好并符合管道运输标准的最终烃产品。 产生固体沥青质副产物以便于处理和进一步加工。 本发明的目标是加强加拿大沥青,但在改进任何重质烃方面具有普遍的应用。