Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to refinery processes and systems for producing petrochemicals including aromatic products, and hydrogen carriers. Embodiments include those with increased naphtha production, increasing reformer feed. An aromatic rich stream is separated in an aromatic recovery complex to produce BTX, and all or a portion of BTX products subjected to hydrogenation to produce cyclohexanes.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to zeolites and method for making such zeolites. According to embodiments disclosed herein, a zeolite may have a microporous framework including a plurality of micropores having diameters of less than or equal to 2 nm and a plurality of mesopores having diameters of greater than 2 nm and less than or equal to 50 nm. The microporous framework may include an MFI framework type. The microporous framework may include silicon atoms, aluminum atoms, oxygen atoms, and transition metal atoms. The transition metal atoms may be dispersed throughout the entire microporous framework.

Abstract: A process and a system for reforming and upgrading a heavy naphtha feedstock may include dehydrogenating naphthenes in the heavy naphtha feedstock to form a first effluent stream comprising aromatics and then separating the aromatics via extraction from the produced first effluent stream to produce a second effluent stream containing raffinate paraffins. The process may then include subjecting the second effluent stream to cyclization reactions to produce a third effluent stream comprising aromatics and then combining the first effluent stream and the third effluent stream prior to extraction.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to catalyst compositions comprising a metal complex and aromatic bottoms comprising C9+ hydrocarbons, methods of forming catalyst compositions, and methods of hydrocracking petroleum compositions.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a method of manufacture of beta zeolites. This is accomplished by using an improved sol-gel formulation including a water-soluble fraction of ODSO as an additional component. The resulting products are, or contain, beta zeolites, with increased yield.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a process for the upgrading of petroleum products comprising subjecting a diesel feed to a hydrocracking process, thereby producing a hydrocrackate fraction; subjecting the hydrocrackate fraction to a catalytic reforming process, thereby producing a reformate; and recovering aromatics from the reformate. In accordance with another embodiment of the present disclosure, a method of producing aromatics may comprise introducing a diesel feed to a hydrocracking unit to produce a hydrocrackate fraction, passing the hydrocrackate fraction to a catalytic reforming unit to produce a reformate, and passing the reformate to an aromatic recovery complex to produce an aromatic fraction. In accordance with yet another embodiment of the present disclosure, an apparatus for the upgrading of petroleum products may comprise a hydrocracker, a catalytic reformer, and an aromatic recovery complex.

Abstract: Methods of solid catalyst manufacture using a peptization agent, a peptization agent, and formed solid catalyst materials are provided. The peptization agent includes one or more oxidized disulfide oil (“ODSO”) compounds. These ODSO compounds peptization agents are used to replace conventional acids used as peptization agents.

Abstract: In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, a process for converting diesel to products comprising light olefins, benzene-toluene-xylenes (BTX), fluid catalytically cracked naphtha, pyrolysis gasoline, and pyrolysis fuel oil includes: introducing a diesel feedstream to a diesel hydrodesulfurization unit to produce a desulfurized diesel stream; introducing the desulfurized diesel stream to a fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) unit to produce the fluid catalytically cracked naphtha, a light gas stream, and a cycle oils stream; introducing the fluid catalytically cracked naphtha to an aromatic recovery complex to produce the BTX and an aromatic bottoms stream; and introducing a paraffinic fraction of the light gas stream to a steam cracking unit to produce a light olefins stream, the pyrolysis gasoline, and the pyrolysis fuel oil.

Abstract: Method of producing pyrolysis products from a mixed plastics stream along with an associated system for processing mixed plastics. The method includes conducting pyrolysis of a plastic feedstock to produce a stream of plastic pyrolysis oil; feeding the plastic pyrolysis oil to an aromatization unit having an aromatization reactor with an aromatization catalyst disposed therein to generate an aromatics rich stream; and passing the aromatics rich stream to an aromatic recovery complex to separate the aromatics rich stream into a BTX fraction, a gasoline blending fraction, a gas fraction comprising hydrogen and C1-C4 hydrocarbons, and an aromatic bottoms fraction comprising hydrocarbons boiling above 180° C., where the BTX fraction consists of benzene, toluene and mixed xylenes and the gasoline blending fraction comprises aliphatic hydrocarbons with a boiling range from C5 hydrocarbon up to the aromatic bottoms fraction.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a method of manufacture of co-crystallized *BEA/MOR zeolites. This is accomplished by using an improved sol-gel formulation including a water-soluble fraction of ODSO as an additional component. The resulting products are, or contain, co-crystallized *BEA/MOR zeolites, whereas in the absence of the ODSO, the resulting products are zeolite beta.

Abstract: An acid medium is provided comprising one or more water-soluble oxidized disulfide oil ODSO compounds. The use of such an acid medium is disclosed as a replacement for conventional acids. Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to an ODSO acid or ODSO acid mixture medium comprising, consisting of or consisting essentially of one or more polar water-soluble ODSO compounds, including polar water-soluble ODSO compounds present in an effluent refinery hydrocarbon stream recovered following catalytic oxidation of mercaptans present in a petroleum feedstream.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a method of manufacture of faujasite zeolite including zeolite Y. A sol-gel formulation includes a water-soluble fraction of ODSO as an additional component. The resulting products include faujasite zeolite, and yields can be increased relative to comparable sol-gel formulations without ODSO.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a method of manufacture of low silica zeolite having MFI framework, such as ZSM-5. A sol-gel formulation includes a water-soluble fraction of ODSO as an additional component. The resulting products include low silica zeolite having MFI framework, whereas in the absence of the ODSO, the resulting products are zeolite impurities including analcime.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a method of manufacture of co-crystallized pentasil zeolite and zeolite mordenite (hereinafter “MFI/MOR zeolites”). This is accomplished by using an improved sol-gel formulation including a water-soluble fraction of ODSO as an additional component. The resulting products are, or contain, co-crystallized MFI/MOR zeolites, whereas in the absence of the ODSO, the resulting products are analcime, typically considered a zeolite impurity.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a method of manufacture of zeolite. A sol-gel formulation includes a water-soluble fraction of ODSO as an additional component. The resulting products include zeolite with increased SAR relative to comparable sol-gel formulations without ODSO as a precursor. In addition, the SAR is increased by increasing the ODSO content during synthesis. In additional embodiments, zeolite yield is also increased.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a method of manufacture of mordenite zeolites. This is accomplished by using an improved sol-gel formulation including a water-soluble fraction of ODSO as an additional component. The resulting products are, or contain, mordenite zeolites, with increased yield.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a method of manufacture of beta zeolites. This is accomplished by using an improved sol-gel formulation including a water-soluble fraction of ODSO as an additional component. The resulting products are, or contain, beta zeolites, with increased yield.

Abstract: A dealumination process is provided comprising contacting an aluminum-containing material with an acid medium, wherein the acid medium comprises one or more water-soluble oxidized disulfide oil ODSO compounds, referred to herein as an “ODSO acid” or an “ODSO acid mixture” where the acid is a mixture of ODSO compounds. Advantageously, the use of ODSO reduces the demand for a reagent acid, and instead utilizes a refinery waste stream for the same purpose.

Abstract: An active component carrier composition is disclosed comprising a mixture of one or more catalytically active components and one or more oxidized disulfide oil (ODSO) compounds, including a water-soluble fraction of ODSO. In certain embodiments the ODSO is obtained from the effluent of an enhanced MEROX process. The active component carrier composition facilitates transfer of catalytically active components (or components that will be catalytically active in the finished solid catalyst material) onto the surface of support materials.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing virtual assays of an oil sample such as crude oil based on fluorescence spectroscopy carried out on the oil sample, and the density of the oil sample. The virtual assay provides a full range of information about fractions of the oil sample including naphtha, gas oil, vacuum gas oil, vacuum residue, and other information about the properties of the oil sample. Using the system and method herein, the virtual assay data pertaining to these several fractions of the oil sample and the oil sample itself are obtained without fractionation of the oil sample into the several components.