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US 2020/0248080 A1Published application
Novel Processing Scheme for Production of Low Sulfur Bunker Fuel
AssigneeIFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN)
InventorsEric D. Peer, John E. Duddy, Sophie M. Babusiaux
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Abstract
This invention describes a novel and efficient processing scheme that can be used to transform a vacuum residue feedstock into 0.5 wt % sulfur bunker fuel that fulfills the specifications required by the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
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A novel process configuration for the production of low sulfur fuel products from heavy residue feedstocks comprising:
- a) feeding a feedstock comprising a heavy oil, and a hydrogen stream to one or more ebullated-bed reactors to provide a first effluent;
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- b) feeding said first effluent from said one or more ebullated-bed reactors to a separation section comprising separation vessels at different temperatures and pressures to recover hydrogen-rich gases and liquid effluents, and
- c) feeding said liquid effluents from said separation section to atmospheric and vacuum distillation units to recover a vacuum residue stream, vacuum gas oil stream(s), naphtha stream(s), and middle distillate stream(s);
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- d) feeding a light cycle oil stream from a fluid catalytic cracking unit and a hydrogen stream to a fixed-bed or ebullated-bed hydrodesulfurization unit to provide a second liquid effluent and a hydrogen-rich vapor stream wherein said hydrogen stream is obtained from a portion of said hydrogen stream from step (a);
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- e) fractionating said second liquid effluent in a stripping column to separate a wild naphtha stream and a stabilized low sulfur light cycle oil stream;
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- f) blending said low sulfur light cycle oil stream with said vacuum residue stream from step c) to provide a final fuel oil product;
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- wherein said fuel oil product contains no more than 0.5% weight percent sulfur, less than 18% weight percent conradson carbon residue, less than 350 wppm vanadium, a density of less than 991 kg/m3 at 15° C., less than 0.1 weight percent sediment by IP-390, and a viscosity of less than 380 centistokes at 50° C.
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A novel process configuration for the production of low sulfur fuel products from heavy residue feedstocks comprising:
- a) feeding a feedstock comprising a heavy oil, and a hydrogen stream to one or more ebullated-bed reactors to provide a first effluent;
- and
- b) feeding said first effluent from said one or more ebullated-bed reactors to a separation section comprising separation vessels at different temperatures and pressures to recover hydrogen-rich gases and liquid effluents, and
- c) feeding said liquid effluents from said separation section to atmospheric and vacuum distillation units to recover a vacuum residue stream, vacuum gas oil stream(s), naphtha stream(s), and middle distillate stream(s);
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- d) feeding a light cycle oil stream from a fluid catalytic cracking unit and a hydrogen stream to a fixed-bed or ebullated-bed hydrodesulfurization unit to provide a second liquid effluent and a hydrogen-rich vapor stream wherein said hydrogen stream is obtained from the said hydrogen-rich gas streams in step (b) and said hydrogen-rich vapor stream from step (d) is thereafter returned to said separation section in step (b);
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- e) fractionating said second liquid effluent in a stripping column to separate a wild naphtha stream and a stabilized low sulfur light cycle oil stream;
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- f) blending said low sulfur light cycle oil stream with said vacuum residue stream from step c) to provide a final fuel oil product;
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- wherein said fuel oil product contains no more than 0.5% weight percent sulfur, less than 18% weight percent conradson carbon residue, less than 350 wppm vanadium, a density of less than 991 kg/m3 at 15° C., less than 0.1 weight percent sediment by IP-390, and a viscosity of less than 380 centistokes at 50° C.
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