Production of high quality diesel by supercritical water process
阅读说明:本技术 通过超临界水工艺生产高品质柴油 (Production of high quality diesel by supercritical water process ) 是由 崔基玄 维诺德·拉玛塞珊 莫恩纳德·H·阿拉布西 于 2019-02-13 设计创作,主要内容包括:一种生产具有改进的低温流动性的柴油的方法,该方法包括以下步骤:将原油引入蒸馏塔;在蒸馏单元中对原油进行分离以产生轻质瓦斯油和轻质减压瓦斯油,其中轻质瓦斯油的T95%分馏点在300℃和340℃之间的范围内,其中轻质减压瓦斯油的T95%分馏点在400℃和430℃之间的范围内;在超临界水单元中处理轻质减压瓦斯油以产生提质减压瓦斯油;在分馏塔中对提质减压瓦斯油进行分离以产生提质轻质馏分、提质轻质瓦斯油和提质重质馏分;将提质轻质瓦斯油引入柴油池;以及将轻质瓦斯油混入柴油池。(A process for producing a diesel fuel having improved low temperature flow properties, the process comprising the steps of: introducing crude oil into a distillation column; separating the crude oil in a distillation unit to produce a light gas oil and a light vacuum gas oil, wherein the light gas oil has a T95% cut point in the range between 300 ℃ and 340 ℃, wherein the light vacuum gas oil has a T95% cut point in the range between 400 ℃ and 430 ℃; treating the light vacuum gas oil in a supercritical water unit to produce an upgraded vacuum gas oil; separating the upgraded vacuum gas oil in a fractionation tower to produce an upgraded light fraction, an upgraded light gas oil and an upgraded heavy fraction; introducing upgraded light gas oil into a diesel pool; and mixing the light gas oil into the diesel pool.)
1. A process for producing a diesel fuel having improved low temperature flow properties, said process comprising the steps of:
introducing crude oil into a distillation column;
separating the crude oil in a distillation unit to produce a light gas oil and a light vacuum gas oil, wherein the light gas oil has a T95% cut point in the range between 300 ℃ and 340 ℃, wherein the light vacuum gas oil has a T95% cut point in the range between 400 ℃ and 430 ℃;
introducing the light vacuum gas oil into a supercritical upgrading unit;
treating the light vacuum gas oil in the supercritical water unit to produce an upgraded vacuum gas oil;
introducing the upgraded vacuum gas oil to a fractionation column;
separating the upgraded vacuum gas oil in the fractionation tower to produce an upgraded light fraction, an upgraded light gas oil, and an upgraded heavy fraction;
introducing the upgraded light gas oil into a diesel pool, wherein the diesel pool comprises diesel; and
and mixing the light gas oil into the diesel pool.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the diesel within the diesel pool meets the standard of EN 590.
3. The method of any one of claims 1 or 2, wherein the cloud point of the diesel within the diesel pool is less than-3 ℃, further wherein the CFPP of the diesel is less than-20 ℃, and further wherein the pour point of the diesel is less than-18 ℃.
4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of:
separating a light-ends stream in the distillation column, wherein the light-ends stream has a T95% cut point of less than 240 ℃;
mixing the upgraded light fraction with the light fraction stream to produce a mixed light stream; and
the mixed light stream is introduced into the naphtha and kerosene pool.
5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising the steps of:
separating a heavy vacuum gas oil in the distillation column, wherein the heavy vacuum gas oil has a T95% cut point between 560 ℃;
separating a vacuum residua stream in the distillation column, wherein the vacuum residua stream has a T5% cut point greater than 560 ℃;
mixing the heavy vacuum gas oil and the vacuum residue stream to produce a mixed heavy stream; and
introducing the mixed heavy stream to a residue upgrading unit.
6. A process according to claim 5 in which the residue upgrading unit is selected from the group consisting of: fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) units, resid FCC, hydrocrackers, Resid Hydrodesulfurization (RHDS) hydrotreaters, visbreakers, cokers, gasifiers, and solvent extractors.
7. The method according to any one of claims 5 or 6, further comprising the steps of:
separating a resid slip stream from said vacuum resid stream;
mixing the residuum slip stream with the light vacuum gas oil to produce a mixed vacuum gas oil stream; and
introducing the mixed vacuum gas oil into the supercritical upgrading unit.
8. The process of any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the step of treating the light vacuum gas oil in the supercritical water unit comprises the steps of:
increasing the pressure of the light vacuum gas oil in a hydrocarbon pump to produce a pressurized hydrocarbon feed, wherein the pressure of the pressurized hydrocarbon feed is greater than the critical pressure of water;
increasing the temperature of a pressurized hydrocarbon feed in a hydrocarbon heater to produce a hot hydrocarbon stream, wherein the temperature of the hot hydrocarbon stream is between 10 ℃ and 300 ℃;
mixing the hot hydrocarbon stream with supercritical water in a mixer to produce a mixed feed stream;
introducing the mixed feed stream into a supercritical reactor, wherein the temperature in the supercritical reactor is in a range between 380 ℃ and 600 ℃ and the pressure in the supercritical reactor is in a range between 3203psig and 5150psig, wherein the residence time in the supercritical reactor is in a range between 10 seconds and 60 minutes;
in the supercritical reactor, causing a conversion reaction to produce an effluent stream such that the mixed feed stream undergoes a conversion reaction;
reducing the temperature of the effluent stream in a cooling device to produce a cooled stream, wherein the temperature of the cooled stream is in a range between 10 ℃ and 200 ℃;
reducing the pressure of the cooled stream in a pressure reduction device to produce a modified stream, wherein the pressure of the modified stream is in a range between 0psig and 300 psig;
introducing a separator from the pressure reduction device;
separating the modified stream in the separator to produce a gas stream and a liquid stream;
introducing the liquid stream into a water oil separator; and
separating the liquid stream in the oil-water separator to produce the upgraded vacuum gas oil and a water product.
9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the distillation column is absent an external supply of catalyst, further wherein the supercritical upgrading unit is absent an external supply of catalyst, and further wherein the fractionation column is absent an external supply of catalyst.
10. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the distillation column is absent an external supply of hydrogen, further wherein the supercritical upgrading unit is absent an external supply of hydrogen, and further wherein the fractionation column is absent an external supply of hydrogen.
11. A process for producing a diesel fuel having improved low temperature flow properties, said process comprising the steps of:
introducing crude oil into a distillation column;
separating the crude oil in a distillation unit to produce a light gas oil and a light vacuum gas oil, wherein the light gas oil has a T95% cut point in the range between 300 ℃ and 340 ℃, wherein the light vacuum gas oil has a T95% cut point in the range between 400 ℃ and 430 ℃;
introducing the light gas oil to a gas oil hydrodesulfurization unit, wherein the gas oil hydrodesulfurization unit operates at a temperature in a range between 300 ℃ and 420 ℃, wherein the gas oil hydrodesulfurization unit operates at a pressure between 100psig and 1050psig, wherein the gas oil hydrodesulfurization unit is for 0.5h-1And 6h-1Wherein the gas oil hydrodesulfurization unit comprises a hydrodesulfurization catalyst;
treating the light gas oil in the gas oil hydrodesulphurisation unit to produce a desulphurised light gas oil;
introducing the light vacuum gas oil into a supercritical upgrading unit;
treating the light vacuum gas oil in a supercritical water unit to produce an upgraded vacuum gas oil;
introducing the upgraded vacuum gas oil to an upgrading hydrodesulfurization unit, wherein the upgrading hydrodesulfurization unit operates at a temperature in a range between 300 ℃ and 420 ℃, wherein the upgrading hydrodesulfurization unit operates at a pressure between 100psig and 1050psig, wherein the upgrading hydrodesulfurization unit is for 0.5h-1And 6h-1At a liquid hourly space velocity between, wherein the upgrading hydrodesulfurization unit comprises a hydrodesulfurization catalyst;
treating the upgraded vacuum gas oil in the hydrodesulfurization unit to produce a desulfurized vacuum gas oil;
introducing the desulfurized vacuum gas oil into a fractionation tower;
separating the desulfurized vacuum gas oil in the fractionation tower to produce an upgraded light fraction, an upgraded light gas oil, and an upgraded heavy fraction;
introducing the upgraded light gas oil into a diesel pool, wherein the diesel pool comprises diesel; and
and mixing the desulfurized light gas oil into the diesel pool.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein the diesel within the diesel pool meets the standard of EN 590.
13. The method of any one of claims 11 or 12, wherein the cloud point of the diesel within the diesel pool is less than-3 ℃, further wherein the CFPP of the diesel is less than-20 ℃, and further wherein the pour point of the diesel is less than-18 ℃.
14. The method according to any one of claims 11 to 13, further comprising the step of:
separating a light-ends stream in the distillation column, wherein the light-ends stream has a T95% cut point of less than 240 ℃;
mixing the upgraded light fraction with the light fraction stream to produce a mixed light stream; and
the mixed light stream is introduced into the naphtha and kerosene pool.
15. The method according to any one of claims 11 to 14, further comprising the step of:
separating a heavy vacuum gas oil in the distillation column, wherein the heavy vacuum gas oil has a T95% cut point between 560 ℃;
separating a vacuum residua stream in the distillation column, wherein the vacuum residua stream has a T5% cut point greater than 560 ℃;
mixing the heavy vacuum gas oil and the vacuum residue stream to produce a mixed heavy stream; and
introducing the mixed heavy stream to a residue upgrading unit.
16. A process according to claim 15, wherein the residue upgrading unit is selected from the group consisting of: fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) units, resid FCC, hydrocrackers, Resid Hydrodesulfurization (RHDS) hydrotreaters, visbreakers, cokers, gasifiers, and solvent extractors.
17. The method according to any one of claims 15 or 16, further comprising the step of:
separating a resid slip stream from the vacuum resid stream;
mixing the residuum slip stream with the light vacuum gas oil to produce a mixed vacuum gas oil stream; and
introducing the mixed vacuum gas oil into the supercritical upgrading unit.
18. The process of any one of claims 11 to 17, wherein the step of treating the light vacuum gas oil in the supercritical water unit comprises the steps of:
increasing the pressure of the desulfurized light vacuum gas oil in a hydrocarbon pump to produce a pressurized hydrocarbon feed, wherein the pressure of the pressurized hydrocarbon feed is greater than the critical pressure of water;
increasing the temperature of a pressurized hydrocarbon feed in a hydrocarbon heater to produce a hot hydrocarbon stream, wherein the temperature of the hot hydrocarbon stream is between 10 ℃ and 300 ℃;
mixing the hot hydrocarbon stream with supercritical water in a mixer to produce a mixed feed stream;
introducing the mixed feed stream into a supercritical reactor, wherein the temperature in the supercritical reactor is in a range between 380 ℃ and 600 ℃ and the pressure in the supercritical reactor is in a range between 3203psig and 5150psig, wherein the residence time in the supercritical reactor is in a range between 10 seconds and 60 minutes;
in the supercritical reactor, causing a conversion reaction to produce an effluent stream such that the mixed feed stream undergoes a conversion reaction;
reducing the temperature of the effluent stream in a cooling device to produce a cooled stream, wherein the temperature of the cooled stream is in a range between 10 ℃ and 200 ℃;
reducing the pressure of the cooled stream in a pressure reduction device to produce a modified stream, wherein the pressure of the modified stream is in a range between 0psig and 300 psig;
introducing a separator from the pressure reduction device;
separating the modified stream in the separator to produce a gas stream and a liquid stream;
introducing the liquid stream into a water oil separator; and
separating the liquid stream in the oil-water separator to produce the upgraded vacuum gas oil and a water product.
19. The method according to any one of claims 11 to 18, wherein the distillation column is absent an external supply of catalyst, further wherein the supercritical upgrading unit is absent an external supply of catalyst, and further wherein the fractionation column is absent an external supply of catalyst.
20. The method according to any one of claims 11 to 19, wherein the distillation column is absent an external supply of hydrogen, further wherein the supercritical upgrading unit is absent an external supply of hydrogen, and further wherein the fractionation column is absent an external supply of hydrogen.
Technical Field
The invention discloses a method for producing diesel oil. Specifically, a method and system for producing diesel fuel with enhanced low temperature flow properties is disclosed.
Background
The wax component in diesel fuel begins to solidify and form crystals at temperatures below the cloud point temperature. The cloud point temperature may be location, season, and grade of diesel fuel, and thus in the range of 10 degrees Celsius (C.) and-33℃. The solidified wax component (typically in the saturated hydrocarbon or paraffin fraction of diesel fuel) can cause a haze in the appearance of the diesel fuel. Solid fraction crystals can clog fuel supply lines and engine components, such as fuel filters. The low temperature flow properties of diesel, which may be related to wax formation, are characterized by Cloud Point (CP), Pour Point (PP) and Cold Filter Plugging Point (CFPP). In the arctic region, the cloud point of diesel must be below-10 degrees Celsius (. degree.C.) according to the European Commission on standardization EN 590.
One existing method of improving cold flow is blending in lighter fractions such as naphtha and kerosene. Blending can affect the properties of the diesel fuel. Blending large amounts of light ends can have a negative impact on the density, lubricity, flash point, and cetane index of the diesel. In addition, blending can disturb the product distribution of the refinery.
Another method includes adding additives such as cloud point depressants. Disadvantages of adding additives include increased cost of the diesel fuel and increased complexity of the production process.
The third method is to cut the end point of the distillate lower in a diesel distillation operation (undercutting of diesel). High boiling range paraffins are responsible for poor low temperature flow. Paraffins can be removed by lowering the distillation cut point of diesel fuel, but distillation results in the loss of diesel fuel into vacuum gas oil and long residue fractions, both of which are of lower value than diesel fuel.
The fourth method is solvent dewaxing. In the solvent dewaxing process, a wax component is crystallized using an aliphatic ketone solvent such as Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK) or methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK) at a low temperature and then can be separated from a non-wax component. Solvent dewaxing processes result in low liquid yields and difficult solvent recovery and are therefore not commonly used for distillate dewaxing. Solvent dewaxing can remove high boiling range paraffins, however, this process reduces the liquid yield.
A fifth method is catalytic dewaxing. In catalytic dewaxing, long chain alkanes are selectively cracked or isomerized to lower cloud point and cold filter plugging point. In a typical catalytic dewaxing, a zeolite-based catalyst is used. A disadvantage of catalytic dewaxing is the loss of diesel to kerosene or naphtha by cracking. In addition, catalytic dewaxing is not suitable for non-hydrotreated feedstocks because nitrogen and sulfur compounds are inhibitors of the dewaxing catalyst.
Finally, it should be noted that aromatics can improve cold flow, but EN590 imposes a limit on the amount of aromatics that can be present in diesel fuel. Straight run diesel, i.e., a fraction "directly distilled" from crude oil, typically contains small amounts of aromatics. Blending Light Cycle Oil (LCO) fractions from an FCC unit increases aromatics content, but to a limited extent.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention discloses a method for producing diesel oil. Specifically, a method and system for producing diesel fuel with enhanced low temperature flow properties is disclosed.
In a first aspect, a process for producing a diesel fuel having improved low temperature flow properties is provided. The method comprises the following steps: introducing crude oil into a distillation column; separating the crude oil in a distillation unit to produce a light gas oil and a light vacuum gas oil, wherein the light gas oil has a T95% cut point in the range between 300 ℃ and 340 ℃, wherein the light vacuum gas oil has a T95% cut point in the range between 400 ℃ and 430 ℃; introducing the light vacuum gas oil into a supercritical upgrading unit; treating the light vacuum gas oil in a supercritical water unit to produce an upgraded vacuum gas oil; introducing the upgraded vacuum gas oil into a fractionating tower; separating the upgraded vacuum gas oil in a fractionation tower to produce an upgraded light fraction, an upgraded light gas oil and an upgraded heavy fraction; introducing upgraded light gas oil into a diesel pool, wherein the diesel pool comprises diesel; and mixing the light gas oil into the diesel pool.
In certain aspects, the diesel within the diesel pool meets the standard of EN 590. In certain aspects, the cloud point of the diesel fuel in the diesel fuel pool is less than-3 ℃, further wherein the CFPP of the diesel fuel is less than-20 ℃, and further wherein the pour point of the diesel fuel is less than-18 ℃. In certain aspects, the method further comprises the steps of: separating a light ends stream in a distillation column, wherein the light ends stream has a T95% cut point of less than 240 ℃; mixing the upgraded light fraction with a light ends stream to produce a mixed light stream; and introducing the mixed light stream into the naphtha and kerosene pool. In certain aspects, the method further comprises the steps of: separating the heavy vacuum gas oil in a distillation column, wherein the T95% cut point of the heavy vacuum gas oil is between 560 ℃; separating a vacuum residuum stream in a distillation column, wherein the vacuum residuum stream has a T5% cut point greater than 560 ℃; mixing the heavy vacuum gas oil and vacuum residue stream to produce a mixed heavy stream; and introducing the mixed heavy stream to a residue upgrading unit. In certain aspects, the residue upgrading unit is selected from the group consisting of: fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) units, resid FCC, hydrocrackers, Resid Hydrodesulfurization (RHDS) hydrotreaters, visbreakers, cokers, gasifiers, and solvent extractors. In certain aspects, the method further comprises the steps of: separating a resid slip stream from the vacuum resid stream; mixing the residuum slip stream with the light vacuum gas oil to produce a mixed vacuum gas oil stream; and introducing the mixed vacuum gas oil into a supercritical upgrading unit. In certain aspects, the step of treating the light vacuum gas oil in a supercritical water unit comprises the steps of: increasing the pressure of the light vacuum gas oil in a hydrocarbon pump to produce a pressurized hydrocarbon feed, wherein the pressure of the pressurized hydrocarbon feed is greater than the critical pressure of water; increasing the temperature of the pressurized hydrocarbon feed in a hydrocarbon heater to produce a hot hydrocarbon stream, wherein the temperature of the hot hydrocarbon stream is between 10 ℃ and 300 ℃; mixing a hot hydrocarbon stream with supercritical water in a mixer to produce a mixed feed stream; introducing the mixed feed stream into a supercritical reactor, wherein the temperature in the supercritical reactor is in a range between 380 ℃ and 600 ℃, and the pressure in the supercritical reactor is in a range between 3203psig and 5150psig, wherein the residence time in the supercritical reactor is in a range between 10 seconds and 60 minutes; in the supercritical reactor, converting the mixed feed stream to produce an effluent stream; reducing the temperature of the effluent stream in a cooling device to produce a cooled stream, wherein the temperature of the cooled stream is in a range between 10 ℃ and 200 ℃; reducing the pressure of the cooled stream in a pressure reduction device to produce a modified stream, wherein the pressure of the modified stream is in a range between 0psig and 300 psig; introducing a separator from the pressure reduction device; separating the modified stream in a separator to produce a gas stream and a liquid stream; introducing the liquid stream into an oil-water separator; and separating the liquid stream in an oil-water separator to produce upgraded vacuum gas oil and a water product. In certain aspects, the distillation column is absent an external supply of catalyst, further wherein the supercritical upgrading unit is absent an external supply of catalyst, and further wherein the fractionation column is absent an external supply of catalyst. In certain aspects, the distillation column is absent an external supply of hydrogen, further wherein the supercritical upgrading unit is absent an external supply of hydrogen, and further wherein the fractionation column is absent an external supply of hydrogen.
In a second aspect, a method of producing a diesel fuel having improved low temperature flow properties is provided. The method comprises the following steps: introducing crude oil into a distillation column; separating the crude oil in a distillation unit to produce a light gas oil and a light vacuum gas oil, wherein the light gas oil has a T95% cut point in the range between 300 ℃ and 340 ℃, wherein the light vacuum gas oil has a T95% cut point in the range between 400 ℃ and 43 ℃In the range between 0 ℃; introducing the light gas oil into a gas oil hydrodesulfurization unit, wherein the gas oil hydrodesulfurization unit operates at a temperature in a range between 300 ℃ and 420 ℃, wherein the gas oil hydrodesulfurization unit operates at a pressure between 100psig and 1050psig, wherein the gas oil hydrodesulfurization unit is for 0.5h-1And 6h-1Wherein the gas oil hydrodesulfurization unit comprises a hydrodesulfurization catalyst; treating the light gas oil in a gas oil hydrodesulfurization unit to produce a desulfurized light gas oil; introducing the light vacuum gas oil into a supercritical upgrading unit; treating the light vacuum gas oil in a supercritical water unit to produce an upgraded vacuum gas oil; introducing the upgraded vacuum gas oil to an upgrading hydrodesulfurization unit, wherein the upgrading hydrodesulfurization unit operates at a temperature in a range between 300 ℃ and 420 ℃, wherein the upgrading hydrodesulfurization unit operates at a pressure between 100psig and 1050psig, wherein the upgrading hydrodesulfurization unit is for 0.5h-1And 6h-1In between, wherein the upgrading hydrodesulfurization unit comprises a hydrodesulfurization catalyst; treating the upgraded vacuum gas oil in a hydrodesulfurization unit to produce a desulfurized vacuum gas oil; introducing the desulfurized vacuum gas oil into a fractionating tower; separating the desulfurized vacuum gas oil in a fractionation tower to produce an upgraded light fraction, an upgraded light gas oil, and an upgraded heavy fraction; introducing upgraded light gas oil into a diesel pool, wherein the diesel pool comprises diesel; and mixing the desulfurized light gas oil into the diesel pool.
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These and other features, aspects, and advantages that are within the scope of the present invention will become better understood with regard to the following description, appended claims, and accompanying drawings. It is to be noted, however, that the appended drawings illustrate only a few embodiments and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope, for the invention may admit to other equally effective embodiments.
Figure 1 provides a flow diagram of an embodiment of the process of the present invention.
Fig. 2 provides a flow diagram of an embodiment of a supercritical upgrading unit.
Figure 3 provides a flow chart of an embodiment of the method of the present invention.
Figure 4 provides a graphical representation of the composition of the different boiling point ranges.
Figure 5 provides a flow chart of an embodiment of the method of the present invention.
Figure 6 provides a flow chart of an embodiment of the method of the present invention.
In the drawings, like components or features, or both, may have like reference numerals.
Detailed Description
Although the scope of the apparatus and method has been described with several embodiments, it is understood that one of ordinary skill in the relevant art will recognize that many examples, variations, and modifications of the apparatus and method described herein are within the scope and spirit of the embodiments.
Thus, the described embodiments are set forth without any loss of generality to, and without imposing limitations upon, the embodiments. It will be appreciated by a person skilled in the art that the scope of the present invention includes all possible combinations and uses of the specific features described in the specification.
Described herein are methods and systems for diesel upgrading processes with improved low temperature flow compared to conventional diesel upgrading processes. Advantageously, the diesel upgrading process of the present invention can improve low temperature flow without the use of hydrogen and catalysts, while increasing the production yield of diesel by at least between 2% and 5% compared to conventional processes. Advantageously, the diesel upgrading process of the present invention can increase refinery margins. Advantageously, the diesel upgrading process of the present invention has improved low temperature flow without sacrificing liquid yield. Advantageously, the diesel upgrading process of the present invention can produce increased short chain aromatics in the light diesel fraction that can be used as feedstock for benzene, toluene, xylene (BTX) production.
As used throughout, "external supply of hydrogen" means that hydrogen is added to the feed to the reactor or to the reactor itself. For example, a reactor without an external supply of hydrogen means that the feed to the reactor and the reactor are not fed with a gas (H)2) Hydrogen or liquidHydrogen in the state such that there is no hydrogen (as H)2In the form of) is the feed or a portion of the feed to the reactor.
As used throughout, "external supply of catalyst" refers to the addition of catalyst to the feed to the reactor or the presence of catalyst in the reactor, such as a fixed bed catalyst in the reactor. For example, a reactor without an external supply of catalyst means that no catalyst is added to the feed to the reactor and the reactor does not include a catalyst bed in the reactor.
As used throughout, "cold flow" refers to one or more of the following properties of diesel fuel: cloud Point (CP), Pour Point (PP) and Cold Filter Plugging Point (CFPP).
As used throughout, "cloud point" refers to the temperature: below this temperature, the wax in the diesel forms a cloudy appearance. Cloud point can be measured according to ASTM D5772 and ASTM D2500.
As used throughout, "pour point" refers to the lowest temperature at which a liquid remains pourable, with high pour points generally associated with high paraffin content. Pour point may be measured according to ASTM D5950.
As used throughout, "cold filter plugging point" or "CFPP" refers to the lowest temperature at which a given volume of diesel fuel can still flow through a particular standardized filter. Cold filter plugging point was according to ASTM D6371.
As used throughout, "diesel" refers to a mixture of hydrocarbons having boiling points in the range between an initial boiling point of 130 ℃ and a final boiling point of 390 ℃. Both the initial and final boiling points can be measured by ASTM D86.
As used throughout, "T95% cut point" refers to the distillation recovery temperature at which 95 percent (%) of the hydrocarbons in the stream vaporize.
As used throughout, "EN 590" refers to CEN/TC 19-gases and liquid fuels, lubricating and related products of petroleum, synthetic and biological origin, reference number EN 950:2013+ A13:2017, which describes properties required for automotive diesel fuels for diesel engines. EN590 specifies a T95% cut point of diesel fuel of less than 360 ℃.
As used throughout, "atmospheric resid" or "atmospheric resid fraction" refers to a fraction of an oil-containing stream that has an Initial Boiling Point (IBP) of 650 ° f, such that all hydrocarbons boil above 650 ° f, and includes vacuum resid fractions. Atmospheric resid can refer to the composition of the entire stream (e.g., when the feedstock is from an atmospheric distillation unit) or can refer to a fraction of the stream (e.g., when a full range crude oil is used).
As used throughout, "vacuum residuum" or "vacuum residuum fraction" refers to a fraction of an oil-containing stream having an IBP of 1050 ° f. Vacuum residuum may refer to the composition of the entire stream (e.g., when the feedstock is from a vacuum distillation unit) or may refer to a fraction of the stream (e.g., when a full range crude oil is used).
As used throughout, "asphaltenes" refer to fractions of an oil-containing stream that are insoluble in n-alkanes, particularly n-heptane.
As used throughout, "heavy fraction" refers to a fraction of petroleum feed having a True Boiling Point (TBP) of 10% equal to or greater than 650F. (343 deg.C), or equal to or greater than 1050F. (566 deg.C). Examples of the heavy fraction may include an atmospheric residue fraction or a vacuum residue fraction. The heavy fraction may include components from the petroleum feed that were not converted in the supercritical water reactor. The heavy fraction may also include dimerized or oligomerized hydrocarbons in the supercritical water reactor due to unhydrogenation or thermal cracking resistance.
As used throughout, "distillable fraction" or "distillate" refers to a hydrocarbon fraction that is lighter than the distillation residue from an atmospheric distillation process or a vacuum distillation process.
As used throughout, "coke" refers to toluene-insoluble material present in petroleum.
As used throughout, "cracking" refers to the breaking of hydrocarbons into smaller hydrocarbons containing few carbon atoms due to the breaking of carbon-carbon bonds.
As used throughout, "upgrading" refers to one or both of the following: increasing the API gravity, reducing the amount of impurities (such as sulfur, nitrogen, and metals), reducing the amount of asphaltenes, and increasing the amount of distillate in the process outlet stream relative to the process feed stream. One skilled in the art will appreciate that upgrading may be of relative significance such that a stream may be upgraded compared to another stream, but may still contain undesirable components, such as impurities.
As used herein, "conversion reaction" refers to a reaction that can upgrade a hydrocarbon stream, including cracking, isomerization, alkylation, dimerization, aromatization, cyclization, desulfurization, denitrification, deasphalting, and demetallization.
As used herein, "Cetane Number" or "Cetane Number" refers to the ignition characteristic of diesel fuel and can be determined according to ASTM 613. The cetane number may be estimated from actual engine tests.
As used herein, "cetane index" refers to a value calculated from density and distillation range to characterize the ignition properties of diesel fuel. The cetane index does not incorporate data from actual engine testing. The cetane index can be determined according to ASTM D4737 and ASTM D976.
As used herein, a "gas to oil (GTL) process" refers to a process for converting natural gas to liquid fuels by catalytic conversion. The GTL process can produce highly paraffinic liquid fuels.
The following embodiments, provided with reference to the drawings, describe the upgrading process.
Referring to fig. 1, a process flow diagram of a diesel upgrading process is provided. Crude oil 10 is introduced into
The
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The T5% cut point of the
The heavy
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A water feed 202 is introduced to the
The water feed 202 may be delivered to a water pump 204. The water pump 204 may be any type of pump capable of increasing the pressure of the water feed 202. In at least one embodiment, the water pump 204 is a diaphragm metering pump. The pressure of the water feed 202 may be increased in a water pump 204 to produce pressurized water 205. The pressure of the pressurized water 205 may be greater than the critical pressure of water. Pressurized water 205 may be introduced to the water heater 208.
The water heater 208 may be any type of heat exchanger capable of increasing the temperature of the pressurized water 205. Examples of heat exchangers that may be used as the water heater 208 may include electric heaters, fired heaters, cross-bar exchangers, and other known heaters. The temperature of the pressurized water 205 may be increased in the water heater 208 to produce supercritical water 210. The temperature of supercritical water 210 may be equal to or greater than the critical temperature of water, or between 374 ℃ and 600 ℃, or between 400 ℃ and 550 ℃.
The light
The hydrocarbon heater 218 may be any type of heat exchanger capable of increasing the temperature of the pressurized hydrocarbon feed 215. Examples of heat exchangers that can be used as hydrocarbon heater 218 can include electric heaters, fired heaters, cross exchangers, and other known heaters. In at least one embodiment, hydrocarbon heater 218 may be cross-exchanged with effluent stream 245. The temperature of the pressurized hydrocarbon feed 215 may be increased in the hydrocarbon heater 218 to produce a hot hydrocarbon stream 225. The temperature of the hot hydrocarbon stream 225 may be between 10 ℃ and 300 ℃, or between 50 ℃ and 200 ℃. Maintaining the temperature of the hot hydrocarbon stream 225 at less than 300 ℃ reduces coke formation in the hot hydrocarbon stream 225 and the supercritical reactor 240.
The hot hydrocarbon stream 225 and supercritical water 210 may be passed to a mixer 230. Mixer 230 may be any type of mixing device capable of mixing a petroleum stream and a supercritical water stream. Examples of mixing devices suitable for use as the mixer 230 may include static mixers, inline mixers, impeller-embedded mixers, and other known mixers. The ratio of the volumetric flow rate of the light
Supercritical reactor 240 can include one or more reactors in series. Supercritical reactor 240 can be any type of reactor capable of allowing a conversion reaction. Examples of reactors suitable for supercritical reactor 240 can include tubular, vessel, CSTR, and combinations thereof. In at least one embodiment, supercritical reactor 240 comprises a tubular reactor, which advantageously prevents precipitation of reactants or products. Supercritical reactor 240 can include an upflow reactor, a downflow reactor, and a combination of an upflow reactor and a downflow reactor. In at least one embodiment, supercritical reactor 240 comprises an upflow reactor, which advantageously prevents channeling of reactants, thereby achieving improved reaction yields. Advantageously, the size of supercritical reactor 240 can be reduced by processing only light vacuum gas oil in supercritical reactor 240 relative to a supercritical water reactor that processes the entire crude oil portion. The supercritical reactor 240 is free of external supply of catalyst. In at least one embodiment, supercritical reactor 240 is absent an external supply of hydrogen.
The temperature in the supercritical reactor 240 can be maintained at greater than the critical temperature of water, or in the range between 380 ℃ and 600 ℃, or in the range between 390 ℃ and 450 ℃. The pressure in supercritical reactor 240 can be maintained at a pressure in a range between 3203 pounds per square inch gauge (psig) and 5150psig, or in a range between 3300psig and 4300 psig. The residence time of the reactants in the supercritical reactor 240 can be between 10 seconds and 60 minutes, or between 5 minutes and 30 minutes. The residence time is calculated by assuming that the density of the reactants in the supercritical reactor 240 is the same as the density of water under the operating conditions of the supercritical reactor 240.
The reactants in supercritical reactor 240 can undergo a conversion reaction to produce effluent stream 245. Effluent stream 245 can be introduced to cooling device 250.
The cooling device 250 can be any type of heat exchange device capable of reducing the temperature of the effluent stream 245. Examples of the cooling device 250 may include a double pipe exchanger and a shell and tube exchanger. In at least one embodiment, the cooling device 250 can be a cross exchanger with a pressurized hydrocarbon feed 215. The temperature of the effluent stream 245 can be reduced in a cooling device 250 to produce a cooled stream 255. The temperature of the cooling stream 255 may be between 10 ℃ and 200 ℃, or between 30 ℃ and 150 ℃. The cooled stream 255 may be introduced to a pressure reduction device 260.
The pressure reduction device 260 may be any type of device capable of reducing the pressure of a fluid stream. Examples of pressure relief device 260 may include a pressure relief valve, a pressure control valve, and a back pressure regulator. The pressure of the cooling stream 255 can be reduced to produce a modified stream 265. The pressure of the modified stream 265 can be between 0psig and 300 psig.
The modified stream 265 can be introduced to a separator 270. Separator 270 may be any type of separation device capable of separating a fluid stream into a gas phase and a liquid phase. The modified stream 265 can be separated to produce a gas stream 272 and a liquid stream 275. The liquid stream 275 may be introduced to a de-oiler 280.
The oil water separator 280 may be any type of separation device capable of separating a fluid stream into a hydrocarbon-containing stream and a water stream. The liquid stream 275 may be separated in a water oil separator 280 to produce upgraded
The aqueous product 285 may be treated and recycled to the front of the supercritical upgrading unit or the aqueous product 285 may be disposed of.
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Advantageously, processing the light vacuum gas oil in the
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An alternative embodiment of a diesel upgrading process is described with reference to fig. 3 and 1. The
The gas
Advantageously, the light gas oil in the
The desulphurised
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The desulfurized
An alternative embodiment of a diesel upgrading process is described with reference to fig. 5 and 1.
A resid slip stream 65 can be separated from the
The mixed vacuum gas oil stream 45 may be introduced into the
In at least one embodiment, the diesel upgrading process is absent an external supply of hydrogen. In at least one embodiment, the diesel upgrading process is absent an external supply of catalyst.
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