Residue Upgrading Technology
selection
Delphine Le Bars
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Bottom of the Barrel
Axens Offer
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Residue Conversion Mapping
H-Oil+
Combined with
Other units (SDA, Coker)
H-OilRC® Slurry
Ebullated Bed HCK
Hyvahl™
Fixed Bed
Data show typical ranges
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Iranian Crude
RFCC
Frequent shutdowns = loss of production products
revenue
Hyvahl™ reliable operation is a must
Key factor to maximize profitability:
Hyvahl™ on-stream factor
Hyvahl™
On-Stream Factor
AR 360°C+ AL AH IL IH
Sulfur, wt% 3.4 4.5 2.3 3.2
Nitrogen, ppmwt 1954 3074 2826 4809 Iranian crudes :
Ni+V, ppmwt 39 148 92 269 High metal content
CCR, wt% 9.5 14.0 8.4 12.9 Refractory feedstock
C7 asphalt., wt% 3.4 7.1 1.4 4.5
Reliable operation thanks to Axens’ Patented PRS™ Technology
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HyvahlTM Process: General Scheme
HyvahlTM: Fixed beds with HDM and HDS Sections in series
Permutable Reactors System (PRS) for difficult feeds and longer cycles
Complete ∆P build-up protection
Flexibility for heavier feed treatment PRS Fixed
Permutable Reactors
Reactor System
PRS Fixed
Permutable
Reactors
Reactor System Gas
Treatment
HyvahlTM
Fractionation
Proven and reliable technology
Feed
Section 30+ cycles
70+ permutations
H2
HDM HDM/HDS HDS Zero issues
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Hyvahl™ Commercial Units
Experience with Iranian Feed
HyvahlTM Unit
• Esfahan Refinery (81,000 BPSD)
• Iranian Light AR/VR Cycle length 11 months
• 2 trains
Feedstock
Mixed Vacuum Residue + Slop
• PRS™ design Wax + HVGO + LVGO
Upgraded
Properties Feed
Schedule: Residue
• Basic Design in 2006 CCR 17.3 wt% <6 wt%
• Under Detail Eng.
Nitrogen 3420 wppm <2000 wppm
Ni+V 132 wppm <20 wppm
Sulfur 2.96 wt% <0.4 wt%
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Axens Residue Conversion Mapping
H-Oil+ / slurry
Combined with
Other units (SDA, Coker)
H-OilRC®
Ebullated Bed HCK
Hyvahl™
Fixed Bed
Data show typical ranges
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Introduction of the comparison
For vacuum residue upgrading, there are two types of
process achieving high level of conversion:
Ebullating bed technology
Slurry type technology
As licensor of both types of technologies (H-Oil with
Ebullating Bed and HDHPLUS for slurry technology),
Axens is in the unique position in the world to have the
capability to perform and to compare both technologies
from technical standpoint as well as on the whole
picture of economics evaluation
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Take away messages
Slurry & EB
Fixed Bed • Hydroconversion units
• No feed limitation
• Pretreatment unit • Same reactions
• Dedicated to feed • Products to be further
containing < 250 ppm hydrotreated
metals
H-Oil
Slurry
• High reliability
• High conversion proven
• High conversion claimed
• Liquid UCO with many
• Limitation in capacity per
valorization
train
• Developed after the
• UCO with very high
slurry
metals content
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Take away messages
Slurry & EB
Fixed Bed • Hydroconversion units
• No feed limitation
• Pretreatment unit • Same reactions
• Dedicated to feed • Products to be further
containing < 250 ppm hydrotreated
metals
H-Oil
Most
Slurry
• High reliability
advanced • High conversion proven
• High conversion claimed
solution with per • Liquid UCO with many
• Limitation in capacity
valorization
lottrain
of • Developed after the
• UCO with very high
perspectives
metals content
slurry
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