Abstract: According to one embodiment, a heavy oil may be processed by a method that may include upgrading at least a portion of the heavy oil to form an upgraded oil, where the upgrading comprising contacting the heavy oil with a hydrodemetalization catalyst, a transition catalyst, a hydrodenitrogenation catalyst, a first hydrocracking catalyst, and a second hydrocracking catalyst downstream of the first hydrocracking catalyst to remove at least a portion of metals, nitrogen, or aromatics content from the heavy oil and form the upgraded oil. The final boiling point of the upgraded oil may be less than or equal to 540° C. The second hydrocracking catalyst cracks at least a portion of vacuum gas oil in the heavy oil. The first hydrocracking catalyst may comprise a greater average pore size than the second hydrocracking catalyst.

Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, a nano-sized, mesoporous zeolite particle may include a microporous framework comprising a plurality of micropores having diameters of less than or equal to 2 nm and a BEA framework type. The nano-sized, mesoporous zeolite particle may also include a plurality of mesopores having diameters of greater than 2 nm and less than or equal to 50 nm. The zeolite particles may be integrated into hydrocracking catalysts and utilized for the cracking of heavy oils in a pretreatment process.

Abstract: According to one or more embodiments disclosed herein, a mesoporous zeolite may be made by a method comprising contacting an initial zeolite material with ammonium hexafluorosilicate to modify the framework of the initial zeolite material, and forming mesopores in the framework-modified zeolite material. The contacting may form a framework-modified zeolite material. The mesoporous zeolites may be incorporated into catalysts.

Abstract: According to one or more embodiments presently described, a feedstock oil may be processed by a method which may include hydrotreating the feedstock oil to reduce or remove one or more of sulfur content, metals content, nitrogen content, or aromatics content to produce a hydrotreated oil stream; separating at least a portion of the hydrotreated oil stream into a at least a lesser boiling point oil fraction stream and a greater boiling point oil fraction stream in a first separator; hydrocracking the greater boiling point oil fraction stream; and steam cracking the lesser boiling point oil fraction stream.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, petrochemicals may be produced from crude oil by a process which includes passing the crude oil and hydrogen into a hydroprocessing reactor, separating the hydrotreated oil into a lesser boiling point fraction and a greater boiling point fraction, passing the lesser boiling point fraction to a pyrolysis section of a steam cracker to produce a pyrolysis effluent comprising olefins, aromatics, or both, passing the greater boiling point fraction to a gasifier, where the gasifier produces hydrogen, and passing at least a portion of the hydrogen produced by the gasifier to the hydroprocessing reactor.

Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, a heavy oil may be upgraded by a process that may include removing at least a portion of metals from the heavy oil in a hydrodemetalization reaction zone to form a hydrodemetalization reaction effluent, removing at least a portion of metals and at least a portion of nitrogen from the hydrodemetalization reaction effluent in a transition reaction zone to form a transition reaction effluent, removing at least a portion of nitrogen from the transition reaction effluent in a hydrodenitrogenation reaction zone to form a hydrodenitrogenation reaction effluent, and reducing aromatics content in the hydrodenitrogenation reaction effluent in a hydrocracking reaction zone by contacting the hydrodenitrogenation reaction effluent to form an upgraded fuel.

Abstract: Embodiments for an integrated hydrotreating and steam pyrolysis process for the processing of crude oil comprising recycling the higher boiling point fraction of the upgraded crude oil to increase the yield of petrochemicals such as olefins and aromatics.

Abstract: According to one or more embodiments described, a zeolite supported catalyst may be synthesized by a process that includes combining a colloidal mixture with a metal oxide support material to form a support precursor material, processing the support precursor material to form a support material, and impregnating the support material with one or more metals to form the zeolite supported catalyst. The colloidal mixture may include nano-sized zeolite crystals, and the nano-sized zeolite crystals may have an average size of less than 100 nm.

Abstract: Biomass derived gas oil is blended with petroleum derived gas oil and upgrading into more salable and more valuable products by co-processing the blended material in a gas oil hydrocracking system comprising two reactors where the blended material is first hydrotreated and then hydrocracked.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of treating a liquid hydrocarbon (e.g. heavy oil, bitumen, etc.) containing naphthenic acids or other corrosive acids in order to partially or fully convert such acids into non-corrosive compounds. The method comprises adding an alkylating agent to the hydrocarbon, bringing the hydrocarbon into contact with an aqueous liquid containing an alkaline compound and a phase transfer catalyst to form an immiscible two-phase system, maintaining the contact to allow conversion of the naphthenic acids to non-corrosive oil-soluble esters, and separating the aqueous phase from the liquid hydrocarbon. Naphthenic acids are highly corrosive to plant and equipment and the method enables them to be converted to non-corrosive compounds in an economic manner.

Abstract: The present invention provides nano zeolite containing hydrotreating catalyst and methods of preparation, and more particularly to a nano-sized zeolite beta composite hydrotreating catalyst. The hydrotreating catalyst for desulfurization of diesel distillates includes between about 5 to about 75 wt % nano-sized zeolite beta composite, about 10 to about 30 wt % of a hydrogenation metal/alloy and between about 5 to about 20 wt % binder.

Abstract: A midbarrel hydrocracking catalyst includes the following:a. 10-75% by weight of a Y-type molecular sieve;b. 10-25% by weight of a small pore alumina;c. 0-40% by weight of an amorphous aluminosilicate;d. 0-25 % by weight of a large pore alumina;e. 12-32% by weight of a Group VIB metal oxide, andf. 3-8% by weight of a Group VIII metal oxide.The Y-type molecular sieve is a high silica Y-type molecular sieve USSSY of a Na.sub.2 O content of no more than 0.2% by weight, a SiO.sub.2 to AJ.sub.2 O.sub.3 molar ratio of 6-40, a relative crystallinity of more than 80% and a unit cell size of 2.426-2.44 nm.