Abstract: A process for converting a heavy charge such as a heavy crude oil, a tar from oil sand and a distillation residue, by combining a hydroconversion with catalysts in slurry phase process, a distillation or flash process, and a deasphalting process, wherein the three processes operate on mixed streams consisting of fresh charge and recycled streams.

Abstract: Process for the extraction of hydrocarbons contained in oil sands and oil shale comprising feeding said oil sands or oil shale to a suitable apparatus in which they are heated, directly and/or by means of a suitable vector fluid, making use of solar energy collected by means of optical concentration systems.

Abstract: A process for converting a heavy charge such as a heavy crude oil, a tar from oil sand and a distillation residue, by combining a hydroconversion with catalysts in slurry phase process, a distillation or flash process, and a deasphalting process, wherein the three processes operate on mixed streams consisting of fresh charge and recycled streams.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an upstream-downstream integrated process for the upgrading of a heavy crude oil with the capture of CO2, comprising the following operative steps: a) production of a heavy crude oil from a reservoir; b) distillation of said heavy crude oil, at atmospheric pressure or under vacuum, with the separation of a distilled fraction and a hydrocarbon residue containing asphaltenes; c) solvent deasphalting of said hydrocarbon residue containing asphaltenes with the formation of a precipitate of asphaltenes and a deasphalted oil (DAO); d1) oxy-combustion of said precipitate of asphaltenes in pure oxygen with the formation of a stream of exhausted gases comprising CO2 and water vapour; d2) as an alternative to said oxy-combustion, gasification of said precipitate of asphaltenes in pure oxygen with the formation of a stream of syngas which is subsequently transformed into a gas stream comprising CO2 and H2; e) separation of a substantially pure gaseous stream of CO2 from said stream of ex

Abstract: Process for the conversion of heavy charge stocks selected from heavy and extra-heavy crude oils, distillation residues, heavy oils from catalytic treatment, thermal tars, bitumens from oil sands, carbons of different origins and other high boiling charges of a hydrocarbon origin known as “black oils”, using at least the following process units: solvent deasphalting (SDA), hydroconversion with slurry phase catalysts (HT), distillation or flash (D), which process includes: solvent deasphalting, thereby forming a deasphthalted oil (DAO), as described; hydrotreating the DAO in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst precursor and hydrogen or hydrogen and H2S, as described; sending the product therefrom to distillation or flash (D) step(s), and separating the most volatile fractions from the distillation residue (tar) or from the liquid coming from the flash unit, as described; recycling at least a portion of the tar or the liquid, to the hydrotreating section, as described.

Abstract: Process for the conversion of heavy charges such as heavy crude oils, tars from oil sands and distillation residues, by the combined use of the following three process units: hydroconversion with catalysts in slurry phase (HT), distillation or flash (D), deasphalting (SDA), characterized in that the three units operate on mixed streams consisting of fresh charge and recycled streams, by the use of the following steps: sending at least one fraction of the heavy charge to a deasphalting section (SDA) in the presence of hydrocarbon solvents obtaining two streams, one consisting of deasphalted oil (DAO), the other of asphalts; mixing the asphalt with a suitable hydrogenation catalyst and optionally with the remaining fraction of heavy charge not sent to the deasphalting section and sending the mixture obtained to a hydro-treatment reactor (HT) into which hydrogen or a mixture of hydrogen and H2S is charged; sending the stream containing the hydro-treatment reaction product and the catalyst in dispersed phase t

Abstract: Process for the extraction of hydrocarbons contained in oil sands and oil shale comprising feeding said oil sands or oil shale to a suitable apparatus in which they are heated, directly and/or by means of a suitable vector fluid, making use of solar energy collected by means of optical concentration systems.

Abstract: A process for the conversion of heavy feedstocks selected from heavy crude oils, distillation residues from crude oil or coming from catalytic treatment, visbreaker tars, thermal tars, bitumens from oil sands, liquids from coats of different origins and other high-boiling feedstocks of a hydrocarbon nature known as “black oils.

Abstract: A process for the conversion of heavy feedstocks using hydrotreatment, distillation or flash, and deasphalting that includes mixing a heavy feedstock with a hydrogenation catalyst and subjecting the thus-formed mixture to a hydrotreatment reactor for reaction with one or more of hydrogen and hydrogen sulfide to form a first product stream; subjecting the first product stream to a distillation or flash to form a plurality of distillate fractions; and recycling heavies from the distillation residue and/or tar by deasphalting in the presence of a solvent; where the hydrotreatment reaction product is pre-separated under high pressure to form light and heavy fractions and sending the heavy fraction to the distillation and/or flash.

Abstract: Process for the conversion of heavy feedstocks selected from heavy crude oils, distillation residues from crude oil or catalytic treatment, “visbreaker tars”, “thermal tars”, bitumens from “oil sands” liquids from coals of different origins and other high boiling feedstocks of a hydrocarbon origin.

Abstract: Process for the conversion of heavy charges such as heavy crude oils, tars from oil sands and distillation residues, by the combined use of the following three process units: hydroconversion with catalysts in slurry phase (HT), distillation or flash (D), deasphalting (SDA), characterized in that the three units operate on mixed streams consisting of fresh charge and recycled streams, by the use of the following steps: sending at least one fraction of the heavy charge to a deasphalting section (SDA) in the presence of hydrocarbon solvents obtaining two streams, one consisting of deasphalted oil (DAO), the other of asphalts; mixing the asphalt with a suitable hydrogenation catalyst and optionally with the remaining fraction of heavy charge not sent to the deasphalting section and sending the mixture obtained to a hydro-treatment reactor (HT) into which hydrogen or a mixture of hydrogen and H2S is charged; sending the stream containing the hydro-treatment reaction product and the catalyst in dispersed phase t

Abstract: Process for the conversion of heavy feedstocks selected from heavy crude oils, distillation residues, heavy oils coming from catalytic treatment, thermal tars, oil sand bitumens, various kinds of coals and other high-boiling feedstocks of a hydrocarbon origin known as black oils, by the combined use of the following three process units: hydroconversion with catalysts in slurry phase (HT), distillation or flash (D), and deasphalting (SDA).

Abstract: Process for the conversion of heavy charges such as heavy crude oils, tars from oil sands and distillation residues, by the combined use of process units hydroconversion with catalysts in slurry phase (HT), distillation or flash (D), deasphalting (SDA), that includes three units operating on mixed streams containing of fresh charge and recycled streams, by sending at least one fraction of the heavy charge to a deasphalting section (SDA) in the presence of hydrocarbon solvents obtaining two streams, one containing of deasphalted oil (DAO), the other of asphalts; mixing the asphalt with a suitable hydrogenation catalyst and sending the mixture obtained to a hydro-treatment reactor (HT) into which hydrogen or a mixture of hydrogen and H2S is charged; sending the stream containing the hydro-treatment reaction product and the catalyst in dispersed phase to one or more distillation or flash steps (D) whereby the most volatile fractions are separated, among which the gases produced in the hydro-treatment reaction; r

Abstract: Heavy hydrocarbon charges are converted in a deasphalting section in the presence of solvents and obtaining two streams, one consisting of deasphalted oil and the other one containing asphaltenes, mixing the deasphalted oil stream with a hydrogenation catalyst and passing the thus obtained mixture to a hydroprocessing section containing hydrogen or hydrogen/H2S, mixing the stream consisting of asphaltenes discharged from the deasphalting section with an appropriate hydrogenation catalyst and passing the obtained mixture to a second hydroprocessing section where it is reacted with hydrogen or a mixture of hydrogen and H2S, passing both the stream containing the reaction product with dispersed catalyst from the hydroprocessing section and the stream containing the reaction product with dispersed catalyst from the second hydroprocessing section, to one or more distillation or flash stages, whereby the more volatile fractions are separated from the distillation residue (tar) or from the liquid discharged from the

Abstract: Process for the conversion of heavy feedstocks comprising the following steps: mixing the heavy feedstock with a suitable hydrogenation catalyst and sending the mixture obtained to a first hydrotreatment area (HT1) to which hydrogen or a mixture of hydrogen and H2S are introduced; sending the effluent stream from the first hydrotreatment area (HT1), containing the hydrotreatment reaction product and the catalyst in dispersed phase, to a first distillation area (D1) having one or more flash steps and/or atmospheric distillation and/or vacuum distillation whereby the various fractions coming from the hydrotreatment reaction are separated; sending at least part of the distillation residue (tar) or liquid leaving the flash unit of the first distillation area (D1), containing the catalyst in dispersed phase, rich in metallic sulfides produced by demetallation of the feedstock and optionally minimum quantities of coke, to a deasphalting area (SDA) in the presence of solvents or to a physical separation area, obtain

Abstract: Process for the conversion of heavy charges such as heavy crude oils, tars from oil sands and distillation residues, by the combined use of the following three process units: hydroconversion with catalysts in slurry phase (HT), distillation or flash (D), deasphalting (SDA), characterized in that the three units operate on mixed streams consisting of fresh charge and recycled streams, by the use of the following steps: sending at least one fraction of the heavy charge to a deasphalting section (SDA) in the presence of hydrocarbon solvents obtaining two streams, one consisting of deasphalted oil (DAO), the other of asphalts; mixing the asphalt with a suitable hydrogenation catalyst and optionally with the remaining fraction of heavy charge not sent to the deasphalting section and sending the mixture obtained to a hydro-treatment reactor (HT) into which hydrogen or a mixture of hydrogen and H2S is charged; sending the stream containing the hydro-treatment reaction product and the catalyst in dispersed phase t

Abstract: A method for the preparation of hydrogenated hydrocarbons comprising a preliminary treatment of natural gas with a catalyst at a high temperature and the subsequent hydrogenation of the mixture of cyclic and/or aromatic hydrocarbons formed.

Abstract: Process for the conversion of heavy charge stocks selected from heavy and extra-heavy crude oils, distillation residues, heavy oils from catalytic treatment, thermal tars, bitumens from oil sands, carbons of different origins and other high boiling charges of a hydrocarbon origin known as “black oils”, by means of the combined used of at least the three following process units: solvent deasphalting (SDA), hydroconversion with slurry phase catalysts (HT), distillation or flash (D), characterized in that it comprises the following steps: sending the heavy charge stock to a deasphalting section (SDA) in the presence of solvents, obtaining two streams, one consisting of deasphalted oil (DAO), the other containing asphaltenes; mixing the stream consisting of deasphalted oil (DAO) with a suitable hydrogenation catalyst precursor and sending the mix obtained to a hydrotreating reactor (HT), introducing, into the same reactor, hydrogen or a mix containing hydrogen and H2S; sending the stream containing the product

Abstract: Process for the conversion of heavy charges such as heavy crude oils, tars from oil sands and distillation residues, by the combined use of the following three process units: hydroconversion with catalysts in slurry phase (HT), distillation or flash (D), deasphalting (SDA), characterized in that the three units operate on mixed streams consisting of fresh charge and recycled streams, by the use of the following steps: sending at least one fraction of the heavy charge to a deasphalting section (SDA) in the presence of hydrocarbon solvents obtaining two streams, one consisting of deasphalted oil (DAO), the other of asphalts; mixing the asphalt with a suitable hydrogenation catalyst and optionally with the remaining fraction of heavy charge not sent to the deasphalting section and sending the mixture obtained to a hydro-treatment reactor (HT) into which hydrogen or a mixture of hydrogen and H2S is charged; sending the stream containing the hydro-treatment reaction product and the catalyst in dispersed phase t

Abstract: Process for the conversion of heavy feedstocks selected from heavy crude oils, distillation residues, heavy oils coming from catalytic treatment, thermal tars, oil sand bitumens, various kinds of coals and other high-boiling feedstocks of a hydrocarbon origin known as black oils, by the combined use of the following three process units: hydroconversion with catalysts in slurry phase (HT), distillation or flash (D), deasphalting (SDA), comprising the following steps: mixing at least part of the heavy feedstock and/or at least most of the stream containing asphaltenes obtained in the deasphalting unit with a suitable hydrogenation catalyst and sending the mixture obtained to a hydrotreatment reactor (HT) into which hydrogen or a mixture of hydrogen and H2S is charged; sending the stream containing the hydrotreatment reaction product and the catalyst in dispersed phase to one or more distillation or flash steps (D) whereby the different fractions coming from the hydrotreatment reaction are separated; recycling a