Mobile plant for thermally treating a contaminated or uncontaminated feed stream, processes thereof and uses of products thereof

Abstract

Mobile plant, for thermally treating a feed stream, comprising a first unit designed for heating the feed oil (Unit I); ii. a second unit comprising a rotating reactor designed to perform the thermal processing (pyrolizing) of the feed oil and a vapour solid separator (Unit II); and iii. a third unit (Unit III) that is a product separation unit and that is preferably configured for recycling at least part of the treated feed stream (heavy oil), recovered in Unit III, into Unit I. The first unit and/or the second unit is (are) configured for injecting a sweep gas in the feed oil and/or in the rotating reactor, and/or the second unit is configured in a way that the rotating reactor may work under positive pressure. The processes for thermally treating a feed material by using a mobile plant. The uses of the processes for various environmental and non-environmental applications. Processes for manufacturing the mobile plants. Uses of oil containing resins (such as cracked and/or polarized oils) for cleaning purposes and other specialty applications.

1 . (canceled) 
     
     
         2 . The mobile plant according to  claim 160 , for thermally treating a feed stream, wherein the feed stream is:
 a feed oil, that is more preferably selected in the group constituted by a contaminated oil and/or an uncontaminated oil, wherein the oil is advantageously a synthetic oil, a natural oil, a vegetable oil, an animal fat oil, marpol, heavy oil, oily tank bottoms, used oil, oily water and/or emulsions, and any waste oil and/or the mixtures of at least two of these; and/or   a solid feed mainly constituted of a solid material that may advantageously be selected in the group constituted by oil sands, shale oil, tires, contaminated soils, oily beaches, solids containing oil, asphalts and tars, and/or the mixtures of solids and oil.   
     
     
         3 . The mobile plant according to  claim 160 , for thermally treating a feed stream, wherein the first unit contains no sub-unit for chemically treating the feed stream, advantageously the first unit contains no sub-unit for purifying the feeding stream before its injection into Unit II. 
     
     
         4 . The mobile plant according to  claim 3 , for thermally treating a feed stream, wherein, in Unit I and/or in Unit III, a chemical treatment, such as the injection of a anticorrosive agent, is performed. 
     
     
         5 . The mobile plant according to  claim 4 , wherein Unit I is designed to remove the water from the feed oil when water is present in the feed stream (oil). 
     
     
         6 . The mobile plant according to  claim 160 , wherein the rotating reactor comprises:
 a. a rotating kiln;   b. a heating system;   c. at least one shelf on the reactor wall;   d. a charge of plates, the plates being preferably of consistent shapes;   e. means for bringing the mixture to be thermally processed on the surface of at least part of the plates;   f. means for removing the solids from the reactor, preferably either through entrainment with the exiting vapours, or through a separate solids exit, or both;   g. means for recovering the reaction and straight run products; and   h. means for removing the vapours obtained by the thermal processing outside the reactor zone.   
     
     
         7 . The mobile plant according to  claim 160 , comprising:
 a. a rotating kiln;   b. a heating system;   c. at least one shelf on the reactor wall, the at least one shelf being either parallel to the center axis of the reactor, when the reactor is horizontal, or slanted with respect to the center axis when the reactor is slanted or not slanted;   d. a charge of plates of consistent shapes;   e. means for bringing the mixture to be thermally processed on the surface of at least part of the plates;   f. means for removing the solids from the reactor, preferably either through entrainment with the exiting vapours or through a separate solid exit, or both;   g. means for recovering the reaction and straight run products; and   h. means for venting the gas, obtained by the thermal processing, outside the reactor zone.   
     
     
         8 . The mobile plant according to  claim 7 , wherein at least one shelf is placed on the reactor wall in such a way to keep a uniform distribution of the plates along the reactor length. 
     
     
         9 . The mobile plant according to  claim 7 , wherein the at least one shelf is either parallel to the center axis of the reactor, when the reactor is horizontal, or slanted with respect to the centre axis when the reactor is slanted or not slanted. 
     
     
         10 . The mobile plant according to  claim 7 , wherein the means for bringing the mixture to be thermally processed on the surface of at least part of the plates, bring the mixture on the surface of at least more than 10% of the plates, preferably on the surface of at least more than 30% of the plates, and more advantageously on the surface of about 50% of the plates present in the reactor. 
     
     
         11 . The mobile plant according to  claim 160 , wherein the reactor is configured to rotate around its centre axis, the axis forming with the horizontal an angle that is less than 45 degrees, preferably less than 30 degrees and more preferably this angle is about 5 degrees and more advantageously the angle is of 0 degree. 
     
     
         12 - 15 . (canceled) 
     
     
         16 . The mobile plant according to  claim 160 , wherein the reactor is configured in a way that the inside of the reactor is indirectly heated by an electromagnetic field. 
     
     
         17 . The mobile plant according to  claim 16 , wherein the inside of the reactor is directly heated by a hot gas, liquid or solid stream, electricity or by partial combustion of the feedstock, coke, products or by-products. 
     
     
         18 - 20 . (canceled) 
     
     
         21 . The mobile plant according to  claim 160 , wherein shelves are at least partially replaced by a row of legs or protuberances to support the plates. 
     
     
         22 - 23 . (canceled) 
     
     
         24 . The mobile plant according to  claim 160 , wherein the shelve(s) is(are) held by T shaped clamps. 
     
     
         25 - 26 . (canceled) 
     
     
         27 . The mobile plant according to  claim 24 , wherein the number of shelve(s) that is(are) disposed, per square meter of the internal surface of the reactor, on the internal wall of the reactor ranges from 1 to 40, preferably from 2 to 20. 
     
     
         28 - 29 . (canceled) 
     
     
         30 . The mobile plant according to  claim 6 , wherein the space between two shelves represents from 0 to 100%, preferably from 5 to 100% of the radius of the cylinder or, in the case of a cone, of the maximum radius of a cone. 
     
     
         31 - 48 . (canceled) 
     
     
         49 . The mobile plant according to  claim 6 , wherein the plates are heavy enough to scrape coke or other solids off the reactor wall and/or off other plates. 
     
     
         50 - 55 . (canceled) 
     
     
         56 . The mobile plant according to  claim 160 , wherein the gas/vapours obtained contain entrained solids. 
     
     
         57 - 80 . (canceled) 
     
     
         81 . The mobile plant according to  claim 160 , wherein the first unit comprises of feed preheat and/or dehydration equipment and/or a degasing equipment, preferably the first unit comprises:
 means to heat, and possibly filter, the feed stream; and/or   means to dehydrate the feed stream and to at least partially condense the vapours exiting the dehydrator; and/or   means to separate the water, light oils and non-condensable gas; and/or   means to send the non-condensable gasses to fuel; and/or   means to inject additives, if required; and/or   means to introduce the hot oil recycle stream.   
     
     
         82 - 159 . (canceled) 
     
     
         160 . A mobile plant for thermally treating an oily feed stream, the mobile plant comprising:
 i. a first unit (Unit I) designed for heating and/or dehydrating and/or degassing the oily feed stream;   ii. a second unit (Unit II) comprising a rotating reactor designed to perform the thermal processing of the oily feed stream, entering the rotating reactor, and a vapour solid separator; and   iii. a third unit (Unit III) that is a product separation unit and that is optionally configured for recycling at least part of the treated feed stream, recovered in Unit III, into Unit I and/or Unit II,   
       wherein:
 Unit I and/or Unit II is (are) configured for injecting a sweep gas in the feed oil and/or in the rotating reactor; 
 Unit II is configured in a way that the that the rotating reactor may work under positive pressure; 
 the vapour-solids separation equipment is configurated to be heated at a temperature that is at least 10 degrees below the cracking temperature of the vapour; and 
 the sweep gas injected in the feed and/or in the rotating reactor represents in weight up to 30% of the weight of the feed oil.