Claims
- 1. A method for visbreaking a heavy petroleum residual oil comprising:
- (a) adding to said residual oil an organic sulfur compound having an active thiol component; and
- (b) visbreaking said oil in the presence of a highly aromatic hydrogen donor material characterized by its hydrogen content distribution wherein H.sub.Ar and H.sub..alpha. are each at least about 20 percent of the total hydrogen-donor hydrogen content, and thereafter recovering a fuel oil product having reduced viscosity.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the H.sub.Ar proton content is between 20 and 50 percent and the H.sub..alpha. proton content is between about 20 and 50 percent.
- 3. The method of claim 2 wherein the hydrogen donor solvent has H.sub..alpha. content of at least 1.9 wt. % and H.sub.Ar content of at least 2.0 wt. %.
- 4. The method of claim 2 wherein the hydrogen-donor material is an FCC main column bottoms.
- 5. The method of claim 2 wherein the hydrogen-donor material is a clarified slurry oil.
- 6. The method of claim 2 wherein the hydrogen-donor material is a TCC syntower bottoms.
- 7. The method of claim 2 wherein the hydrogen-donor material is a light cycle oil.
- 8. The method of claim 2 wherein visbreaking is carried out at temperatures ranging from 350.degree. to 485.degree. C., at a hydrogen donor solvent concentration level ranging from 0.1 to 50 wt. % based on the total visbreaking feed, the feed residence time ranging from 1 to 60 minutes.
- 9. The method of claim 1 wherein said organic compound is selected from the group consisting of thiophenol, dodecanethiol and benzothiophene.
- 10. A method according to claim 1 which is carried out in the absence of free hydrogen.
- 11. A method for visbreaking a heavy petroleum residual oil comprising:
- (a) adding to said residual oil a hydrocarbon stream derived from the refining of petroleum and containing sulfur compounds having a thiol functionality; and
- (b) visbreaking said oil in the presence of a highly aromatic hydrogen donor material characterized by its hydrogen content distribution wherein H.sub.Ar and H.sub..alpha. are each at least about 20 percent of the total hydrogen-donor hydrogen content, and thereafter recovering a fuel oil product having reduced viscosity.
- 12. The method of claim 11 wherein the H.sub.Ar proton content is between 20 and 50 percent and the H.sub..alpha. proton content is between about 20 and 50 percent.
- 13. The method of claim 12 wherein the hydrogen donor solvent has an H.sub..alpha. content of at least 1.9 wt. % and H.sub.Ar content of at least 2.0 wt. %.
- 14. The method of claim 12 wherein the hydrogen-donor material is an FCC main column bottoms.
- 15. The method of claim 12 wherein the hydrogen-donor material is a clarified slurry oil.
- 16. The method of claim 12 wherein the hydrogen-donor material is a TCC syntower bottoms.
- 17. The method of claim 12 wherein the hydrogen-donor material is a light cycle oil.
- 18. The method of claim 12 wherein visbreaking is carried out at temperatures ranging from 350.degree. to 485.degree. C., at a hydrogen solvent concentration level ranging from 0.1 to 50 wt. % preferably ranging from 0.1 to 20 wt. % based on the total visbreaking feed, the feed residence time ranging from 1 to 60 minutes.
- 19. A method according to claim 11 which is carried out in the absence of free hydrogen.
- 20. A method for visbreaking a heavy petroleum residual oil comprising:
- (a) sulfonating an extract of aromatic compounds derived from the extraction of paraffinic lubricating oil stock by contacting said aromatics with sulfuric acid; and recovering a mixture of sulfonated aromatic organic compounds;
- (b) hydrogenating said mixture by contacting it with hydrogen and recovering a mixture of aromatic compounds having a thiol group thereon;
- (c) adding to said residual oil the mixture of aromatic organic compounds of (b) having an active thiol component, and
- (d) visbreaking said oil in the presence of a highly aromatic hydrogen donor material characterized by its hydrogen content distribution wherein H.sub.Ar and H.sub..alpha. are each at least about 20 percent of the total hydrogen-donor hydrogen content, and thereafter recovering a fuel oil product having reduced viscosity.
- 21. The method of claim 20 wherein the H.sub.Ar proton content is between 20 and 50 percent and the H.sub..alpha. proton content is between 20 and 50 percent.
- 22. The method of claim 21 wherein the hydrogen donor solvent has an H.sub..alpha. content of at least 1.9 wt. % and H.sub.Ar content of at last 2.0 wt. %.
- 23. The method of claim 21 wherein the hydrogen-donor material is an FCC main column bottoms.
- 24. The method of claim 21 wherein the hydrogen donor material is a clarified slurry oil.
- 25. The method of claim 21 wherein the hydrogen-donor material is a TCC syntower bottoms.
- 26. The method of claim 21 wherein the hydrogen-donor material is a light cycle oil.
- 27. The method of claim 21 wherein visbreaking is carried out at temperatures ranging from 350.degree. to 485.degree. C., at a hydrogen donor solvent concentration level ranging from 0.1 to 50 wt. % based on the total visbreaking feed, the feed residence times ranging from 1 to 60 minutes.
- 28. A method according to claim 20 which is carried out in the absence of free hydrogen.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of copending application Ser. No. 648,413, filed on Sept. 10, 1984 now abandoned.
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