GB2413099A - Mobile unit for the bio-refinement of oil and oil products - Google Patents

Mobile unit for the bio-refinement of oil and oil products Download PDF

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GB2413099A
GB2413099A GB0408363A GB0408363A GB2413099A GB 2413099 A GB2413099 A GB 2413099A GB 0408363 A GB0408363 A GB 0408363A GB 0408363 A GB0408363 A GB 0408363A GB 2413099 A GB2413099 A GB 2413099A
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Abdulsalam Al-Mayahi
Adel O Sharif
Hussein Saleh
Namdar Baghaei-Yazdi
Muhammad Javed
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01J—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS
    • B01J19/00—Chemical, physical or physico-chemical processes in general; Their relevant apparatus
    • B01J19/24—Stationary reactors without moving elements inside
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F3/00—Biological treatment of water, waste water, or sewage
    • C02F3/34—Biological treatment of water, waste water, or sewage characterised by the microorganisms used
    • C02F3/344—Biological treatment of water, waste water, or sewage characterised by the microorganisms used for digestion of mineral oil
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
    • C10G—CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES
    • C10G32/00—Refining of hydrocarbon oils by electric or magnetic means, by irradiation, or by using microorganisms
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F2203/00—Apparatus and plants for the biological treatment of water, waste water or sewage
    • C02F2203/008—Mobile apparatus and plants, e.g. mounted on a vehicle
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
    • C10G—CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES
    • C10G2300/00—Aspects relating to hydrocarbon processing covered by groups C10G1/00 - C10G99/00
    • C10G2300/40—Characteristics of the process deviating from typical ways of processing
    • C10G2300/4062—Geographical aspects, e.g. different process units form a combination process at different geographical locations

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Abstract

A mobile unit for the bio-refinement of crude oil (or any other oil products) is in the form of a mobile transport unit divided into several compartments (Figure 1) comprising a microbial culture preparation chamber, a bioreactor where the reaction occurs, a residue collector, a heat exchanger to recover the heat from refined oil (or oil products) and heat up the crude oil (or oil products) stream(s) heading to the bio-reactor and storage compartments. This unit can be incorporated into any oil transport vehicle or vessel so that refinement can occur while a vehicle is in motion or stationary.

Description

24 1 3099 Title of the invention: Mobile Unit for the Bio-refinement of
Oil and Oil Products
Description:
Mobile units exist in many contexts for example the Advanced Oxidation Process Mobile Unit (U. S. Patent #5,180,499 & #5,308,480), a two-module, multi-phase treatment process involving Micro Dissolved Air Flotation and Micro-Ozonation, designed to destroy bacteria and viruses and oxidize numerous chemicals in aqueous streams. However, mobile units for the bigrefinement of oil and oil products have not until now been available. The units that are used for big-refinement of oil are non- mobile and consequently require more time and money before the oil can be sold for use.
According to this invention this problem is solved by means of a mobile unit for the big-refinement of crude oil (or any other oil products) in the form of a mobile unit divided into compartments comprising a culture preparation chamber (for the preparation of the microorganisms for the reaction), a big-reactor (containing the oil plus the microorganisms) where the reaction occurs, a residue collector, a heat exchanger to recover heat from refined oil (or oil products) and heat up the crude oil (or oil products) stream(s) heading to the big-reactor and storages for the crude and refined oils (or oil products). This unit can be incorporated into any oil transport vehicle or vessel so that refinement can occur while a vehicle is in motion or stationary.
A specific embodiment of the invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawing in which the mobile unit is incorporated into an oil tanker. Oil tankers are typically in motion for 3-6 weeks while transporting oil and the refineecnt process, which the oil must undergo either prior to or after delivery is also lengthy. Therefore, the incorporation of this unit into the oil tanker enables the refinement process to occur while the tanker is travelling to its destination thus dramatically reducing the time needed for oil to be sold as refined oil (and thus the costs incurred) as essentially the refinement and transport steps are merged into one. This also means that refinement can occur when the transport vessel is stationary or when the oil is in storage. The purpose of the division into chambers is for optimisation of safety so that; if a fire occurs it will be confined to one chamber only and will not spread, thus smiting damage.

Claims (8)

  1. Title of the invention: Mobile Unit for the Bio-refinement of Oil and Oil
    Products Claims: 1) A mobile unit for the bio-rcfinement of crude oil (or any other oil products) in the form of a mobile unit divided into compartments comprising a culture preparation chamber (for the preparation of the microorganisms for the reaction), a bio-rcactor (containing the oil plus the microorganisms) where the reaction occurs, a residue collector, a heat exchanger to recover heat from refined oil (or oil products) and heat up the crude oil (or oil products) stream(s) heading to the big-reactor and storages for the crude and refined oils (or oil products). This unit can be incorporated into any oil transport vehicle or vessel so that refinement can occur while a vehicle is in motion or stationary.
  2. 2) A mobile unit for the big-refinement of crude oil (or any other oil products) as claimed in claim I wherein the type of big-treatment (or bigrefinement) referred to may include bio-desulphurisation, biodemetalisation, bio-dentrification, big-desalination, and biodemineralisation.
  3. 3) A mobile unit for the big-refinement of crude oil (or any other oil products) as claimed in claims I & 2 wherein the type of microorganisms used may be thermophilcs, archaea, and mesophiles.
  4. 4) A typical mobile unit for the big-refinement of crude oil (or any other oil products) as claimed in claim 1 wherein the organization of the compartments is as shown in Figure 1.
  5. 5) A mobile unit for the bio-refincment of crude oil (or any other oil products) as claimed in claims 1-3 wherein the water content is at a level such that the big-reaction can occur (as it is not possible to carry it out in pure oil).
  6. 6) A mobile unit for the big-refinement of crude oil (or any other oil products) as claimed in claims 1, 2, 3 & 5 wherein the conditions e.g. temperature, pH, agitation and/or level of nutrients are controlled.
  7. 7) A mobile unit for the big-refinement of crude oil (or any other oil products) as claimed in claim 1 wYcrein the unit is incorporated into a ship/tanker, lorry, van or any other oil transport vehicle or vessel.
  8. 8) A mobile unit for the big-refinement of crude oil (or any other oil products) as described herein with reference to Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing.
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US5858766A (en) * 1990-08-24 1999-01-12 Brookhaven Science Associates Biochemical upgrading of oils
US5529930A (en) * 1990-12-21 1996-06-25 Energy Biosystems Corporation Biocatalytic process for reduction of petroleum viscosity
EP0498147A1 (en) * 1991-02-07 1992-08-12 H.P. Chemie Pelzer Research & Development Ltd. Flat-bed reactor for the biological cleaning of solids contaminated with toxic substances and method of cleaning using this flat-bed reactor
DE4235848A1 (en) * 1992-10-23 1994-04-28 Hp Biotechnologie Gmbh Transportable reactor for treatment of soils contaminated with esp. hydrocarbon - divided into inlet mixing zone, mixing/conveying zone and conical outlet zone
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