Methods and systems for mixing dissimilar hydrocarbon feedstock materials to form hydrocarbon feedstock blends for subsequent processing

Abstract

Methods and systems for mixing dissimilar hydrocarbon feedstock materials to form hydrocarbon feedstock blends for subsequent processing. The dissimilar hydrocarbon feedstock materials can differ by chemical composition, polarity, solubility, and / or physical state and include one or more of biomass-derived materials, non-petroleum-derived oils or fats, polymers, fabrics or textiles, paper or cardboard, rubber, waste products, pyrolysis products of the foregoing, or petroleum-derived materials. Efficient and thorough mixing of the dissimilar hydrocarbon feedstock materials is performed by static inline mixing to form an intermediate blend, which is further mixed by high shear mixing to form the hydrocarbon feedstock blend. The methods and systems may involve other processing equipment e.g., strainers, filters, pumps, furnaces, heat exchangers, reactors, separators, tanks, and / or distillation columns. The hydrocarbon feedstock blend may be further processed by hydrocracking or hydroconversion e.g., by ebullated bed, fixed bed, or slurry bed reactor), solvent deasphalting, coking, fluid catalytic cracking, hydroprocessing, or hydrotreating.