Global Patent Index - EP 3196276 A1

EP 3196276 A1 20170726 - A METHOD OF UPGRADING CRUDE OIL

Title (en)

A METHOD OF UPGRADING CRUDE OIL

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR VERBESSERUNG VON ROHÖL

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ DE VALORISATION DE PÉTROLE BRUT

Publication

EP 3196276 A1 20170726 (EN)

Application

EP 16151925 A 20160119

Priority

EP 16151925 A 20160119

Abstract (en)

The present invention provides a method of upgrading crude oil, the method at least comprising the steps of: (a) providing an olefin-containing crude oil stream; (b) adding an olefin-containing stream to the olefin-containing crude oil stream provided in step (a), thereby obtaining an olefin-enriched stream; (c) subjecting the olefin-enriched stream obtained in step (b) to an olefin metathesis reaction in the presence of one or more metathesis catalysts thereby obtaining a metathesis product, the metathesis product containing at least 20 wt.% of a fraction having a boiling point between 50-380°C at atmospheric pressure; (d) removing at least partly the fraction having a boiling point between 50-380°C from the metathesis product as obtained in step (c).

IPC 8 full level

C10G 57/00 (2006.01); C07C 6/02 (2006.01); C10G 9/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C10G 9/00 (2013.01); C10G 50/00 (2013.01); C10G 57/00 (2013.01); C10G 2300/1074 (2013.01); C10G 2300/1092 (2013.01); C10G 2300/301 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

  • WO 2010062958 A1 20100603 - ELEVANCE RENEWABLE SCIENCES [US], et al
  • S.C. NDLELA ET AL.: "Reducibility of Potassium-Promoted Iron Oxide under Hydrogen Conditions", IND. ENG. CHEM. RES., vol. 42, 2003, pages 2112 - 2121

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3196276 A1 20170726

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 16151925 A 20160119