1. A method for converting a hydrocarbonaceous feed containing at least 20 ppmw, at least 100 ppmw, or at least 500 ppmw and less than 1000 ppmw, 5000 ppmw, or 10000 ppmw of halides by hydrotreating in the presence of a material catalytically active in hydrotreating and an amount of
hydrogen, comprising: the
hydrocarbon product
stream comprises an amount of ionic halides; the
hydrocarbon product
stream is combined with a quantity of
wash water, the
mass ratio of
wash water to
hydrocarbon product
stream being greater than 1:10, greater than 1:5, or greater than 1:2, and less than 1:1, less than 2:1, or less than 10:1; wherein the combined hydrocarbon product stream and
wash water are separated into a non-polar stream of hydrocarbon product and a polar stream of wash water containing ionic halides such that 50%, 90%, or 99% to 100% of the ionic halides are transferred from the hydrocarbon product stream to a polar stream of wash water containing ionic halides; An
advantage associated with such a process, wherein the polar stream of wash water containing ionic halides is directed to a concentration means to provide a
purified water stream and a brine stream, wherein the brine stream is characterized by having an ionic
halide concentration that is more than 2 times, more than 5 times, or more than 10 times, and less than 50 times, or less than 100 times, that of the polar stream of wash water containing ionic halides, is the ability to receive a hydrocarbon mixture containing high amounts of halides and purify it into a hydrocarbon product of consistent quality while minimizing
water consumption.