# US 10,501,699 B2 · Low sulfur marine bunker fuels and methods of making same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,501,699 B2 - Document ID: US10501699B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/888,227 - Filed: 2018-02-05 - Published: 2018-06-07 - Granted: 2019-12-10 - Earliest claimed: 2014-12-04 - Assignees: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company - Applicants: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company - Inventors: Christopher E. Robinson; Sara Dawe; Erik Karlsson; Hédi Grati - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10501699B2 ## CPC - C10L 1/04: essentially based on blends of hydrocarbons - C10G 45/02: to eliminate hetero atoms without changing the skeleton of the hydrocarbon involved and without cracking into lower boiling hydrocarbons; Hydrofinishing - C10G 45/08: in combination with chromium, molybdenum, or tungsten metals, or compounds thereof - C10G 2300/1077: Vacuum residues - C10L 2200/0407: Specifically defined hydrocarbon fractions as obtained from, e.g. a distillation column - C10L 2270/00: Specifically adapted fuels - C10L 2290/24: Mixing, stirring of fuel components - C10L: FUELS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NATURAL GAS; SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS OBTAINED BY PROCESSES NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C10G OR C10K; LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS; USE OF ADDITIVES TO FUELS OR FIRES; FIRE-LIGHTERS - C10G: CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION (cracking to hydrogen or synthesis gas C01B; cracking or pyrolysis of hydrocarbon gases to individual hydrocarbons or mixtures thereof of definite or specified constitution C07C; cracking to cokes C10B); RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES ## Abstract This invention relates to low sulfur marine bunker fuel compositions and methods of making the same. The invention also relates to an uncracked, hydrotreated vacuum resid for use in making the low sulfur marine bunker fuel composition. Contrary to conventional marine/bunker fuel compositions, the low sulfur marine/bunker fuel composition uses mostly uncracked components, including a (cat feed) hydrotreated vacuum resid. The low sulfur marine/bunker fuel composition can also have reduced contents of residual components. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A low sulfur bunker fuel composition comprising: about 50 vol % to about 100 vol % of an uncracked, hydrotreated vacuum resid having at most about 1500 wppm sulfur and a kinematic viscosity of at least about 350 cSt at 50° C.; up to about 40 vol % of a first diesel boiling range hydrocarbon stream; and up to about 50 vol % of a second diesel boiling range hydrocarbon stream, wherein the first diesel boiling range hydrocarbon stream has from about 15 to about 30 wppm sulfur, and the second diesel boiling range hydrocarbon stream has from about 2 to about 10 wppm sulfur, and wherein the fuel composition has one or more properties selected from the group consisting of: (1) a kinematic viscosity of about 20 cSt to about 350 cSt at 50° C.; (2) a density of about 800 kg/m3 to 1000 kg/m3 at 15° C.; (3) and a pour point of 25° C. to 35° C. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The fuel composition of claim 1, wherein the composition has a kinematic viscosity of about 380 cSt at 50° C. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The fuel composition of claim 1, wherein the composition has a total metal content of no more than 6 mg/kg. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The fuel composition of claim 1, wherein the composition has a total metal content of no less than 3 mg/kg. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The fuel composition of claim 1, wherein the composition has less than 1200 wppm sulfur. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The fuel composition of claim 5, wherein the composition has less than 1000 wppm sulfur. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The fuel composition of claim 6, wherein the composition has less than 900 wppm sulfur. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The fuel composition of claim 7, wherein the composition has less than 850 wppm sulfur. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The fuel composition of claim 8, wherein the composition has less than 800 wppm sulfur. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The fuel composition of claim 9, wherein the composition has less than 500 wppm sulfur. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The fuel composition of claim 1, wherein the composition has at least 500 wppm sulfur. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The fuel composition of claim 1, comprising no more than about 25 vol % of the second diesel boiling range hydrocarbon stream. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The fuel composition of claim 12, comprising no more than about 20 vol % of the second diesel boiling range hydrocarbon stream. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The fuel composition of claim 13, comprising no more than about 15 vol % of the second diesel boiling range hydrocarbon stream. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The fuel composition of claim 14, comprising no more than about 10 vol % of the second diesel boiling range hydrocarbon stream. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The fuel composition of claim 1, comprising no more than about 7.5 vol % of the first diesel boiling range hydrocarbon stream. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The fuel composition of claim 16, comprising no more than about 5 vol % of the first diesel boiling range hydrocarbon stream. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The fuel composition of claim 1, wherein the uncracked, hydrotreated vacuum resid provides no less than 60 vol % of the composition. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The fuel composition of claim 18, wherein the uncracked, hydrotreated vacuum resid provides no less than 65 vol % of the composition. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The fuel composition of claim 19, wherein the uncracked, hydrotreated vacuum resid provides no less than 70 vol % of the composition. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The fuel composition of claim 20, wherein the uncracked, hydrotreated vacuum resid provides no less than 80 vol % of the composition. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The fuel composition of claim 21, wherein the uncracked, hydrotreated vacuum resid provides no less than 90 vol % of the composition. ### Claim 23 An uncracked hydrotreated vacuum resid comprising a T50 of at least 600° C. and no more than about 1500 wppm sulfur. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The uncracked hydrotreated vacuum resid of claim 23, having no more than about 1300 wppm sulfur. ### Claim 25 (depends on 24) The uncracked hydrotreated vacuum resid of claim 24, having no more than about 1200 wppm sulfur. ### Claim 26 (depends on 25) The uncracked hydrotreated vacuum resid of claim 25, having no more than about 1000 wppm sulfur. ### Claim 27 (depends on 26) The uncracked hydrotreated vacuum resid of claim 26, having no more than about 800 wppm sulfur. ### Claim 28 (depends on 27) The uncracked hydrotreated vacuum resid of claim 27, having no more than about 500 wppm sulfur. ### Claim 29 (depends on 23) The uncracked hydrotreated vacuum resid of claim 23, having at least about 500 wppm sulfur. ### Claim 30 (depends on 23) The uncracked hydrotreated vacuum resid of claim 23, having a total metal content of no more than 6 mg/kg wppm. ### Claim 31 (depends on 23) The uncracked hydrotreated vacuum resid of claim 23, having a total metal content of no less than 3 mg/kg wppm. ### Claim 32 (depends on 23) The uncracked hydrotreated vacuum resid of claim 23, having no more than about 6000 mg/kg nitrogen.