Fuel compositions

Abstract

Low sulphur marine fuel compositions are provided. Embodiments comprise greater than 50 to 90 wt % of a residual hydrocarbon component, with the remaining 10 to 50 wt % selected from a non-hydroprocessed hydrocarbon component, a hydroprocessed hydrocarbon component, and a combination thereof. Embodiments of the marine fuel composition can have a sulphur content of about 0.1 wt % or less.

1 . A marine fuel composition comprising:
 greater than 50 wt % to 90 wt % of a residual hydrocarbon component comprising an atmospheric tower bottoms (ATB) residues with a kinematic viscosity at ˜50 degrees C. of at least 100 cSt; and   wherein the marine fuel composition has a kinematic viscosity at ˜50 degrees C. of at least 10 cSt.   
     
     
         2 . The marine fuel composition of  claim 1  wherein the sulphur content of the marine fuel composition is in a range of 400 to 1000 wppm. 
     
     
         3 . The marine fuel composition of  claim 1  which exhibits at least one of the following:
 a hydrogen sulfide content of at most 2.0 mg/kg; an acid number of at most 2.5 mg KOH per gram; a sediment content of at most 0.1 wt %; a water content of at most 0.5 vol %; and an ash content of at most 0.15 wt %. 
 
     
     
         4 . The marine fuel composition of  claim 1  which has at least one of the following: a density at 15 degrees C. in a range of 0.870 to 1.010 g/cm 3 , a pour point of ˜30 to 35 degrees C., and a flash point of at least 60 degrees C. 
     
     
         5 . (canceled) 
     
     
         6 . The marine fuel composition of  claim 1  wherein the residual hydrocarbon component further comprises vacuum tower bottoms (VTB) residues. 
     
     
         7 . The marine fuel composition of  claim 1  wherein the atmospheric tower bottoms (ATB) residues which exhibit at least one of the following: a pour point in a range of −19.0 to 64 degrees C., a flash point in a range of 80 to 213 degrees C.; an acid number of up to 8.00 mgKOH/g; and a density at ˜15 degrees C. of at most about 1.0 g/cc. 
     
     
         8 . The marine fuel composition of  claim 1  wherein the residual hydrocarbon component comprises a first atmospheric tower bottoms (ATB) residues which exhibits at least one of the following a pour point of about 45 degrees C., a flash point of about 124 degrees C.; a density at ˜15 degrees C. of about 0.91 g/cm 3 , and a kinematic viscosity at ˜50 degrees C. of at least 165 cSt. 
     
     
         9 . The marine fuel composition of  claim 8  wherein the residual hydrocarbon component comprises a second atmospheric tower bottoms (ATB) residues which exhibits at least one of the following a pour point of about −2 degrees C., a flash point of about 207 degrees C.; a density at ˜15 degrees C. of about 0.94 g/cm 3 , and a kinematic viscosity at ˜50 degrees C. of at least 880 cSt. 
     
     
         10 . The marine fuel composition of  claim 9  comprising at least 20 wt % of the first atmospheric tower bottoms (ATB) residues and at least 30 wt % of the second atmospheric tower bottoms (ATB) residues. 
     
     
         11 . (canceled) 
     
     
         12 . (canceled) 
     
     
         13 . The marine fuel composition of  claim 6  wherein the vacuum tower bottoms (VTB) residues exhibit at least one of the following: a density at 15 degrees C. in a range of 0.8 to 1.1 g/cc; a pour point in a range of −15.0 to 95 degrees C., a flash point in a range of 220 to 335 degrees C.; an acid number of up to 8.00 mgKOH/g; and a kinematic viscosity at 50 degrees C. in a range of 3.75 to 15000 cSt. 
     
     
         14 . (canceled) 
     
     
         15 . The marine fuel composition of  claim 1  further comprising a non-hydroprocessed hydrocarbon component comprising at least one of vacuum gas oil (VGO), coker diesel, coker gas oil, coker VGO, thermally cracked VGO, thermally cracked diesel, thermally cracked gas oil, Group I slack waxes, lube oil aromatic extracts, and deasphalted oil (DAO). 
     
     
         16 . (canceled) 
     
     
         17 . The marine fuel composition of  claim 1  further comprising a hydroprocessed hydrocarbon component comprising at least one of hydrotreated coker diesel, hydrotreated coker gas oil, hydrotreated thermally cracked diesel, hydrotreated VGO, hydrotreated coker VGO, hydrotreated residues, hydrocracker bottoms, hydrotreated thermally cracked VGO, and hydrotreated DAO. 
     
     
         18 . The marine fuel composition of  claim 1  further comprising a non-hydroprocessed hydrocarbon component comprising at least one of light cycle oil (LCO), heavy cycle oil (HCO), fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) cycle oil, FCC slurry oil, pyrolysis gas oil, cracked light gas oil (CLGO), cracked heavy gas oil (CHGO), pyrolysis light gas oil (PLGO), pyrolysis heavy gas oil (PHGO), thermally cracked residue, thermally cracked heavy distillate, and coker heavy distillates. 
     
     
         19 . The marine fuel composition of  claim 1  further comprising a hydroprocessed hydrocarbon component comprising at least one of low-sulfur diesel (LSD) having a sulphur content of less than 500 wppm, ultra low-sulfur diesel (ULSD) having a sulphur HL: CRC content of less than 15 wppm; hydrotreated light cycle oil (LCO); hydrotreated heavy cycle oil (HCO); hydrotreated pyrolysis gas oil, hydrotreated thermally cracked heavy distillate, hydrotreated thermally cracked gas oil, and hydrocracker diesel. 
     
     
         20 . The marine fuel composition of  claim 1  with a micro carbon residue of greater than 0.30% m/m. 
     
     
         21 . The marine fuel composition of  claim 1  wherein at least 10 wt % of the residual hydrocarbon component has a boiling point of at least 435 degrees C. 
     
     
         22 . A marine fuel composition comprising:
 greater than 50 wt % to 90 wt % of a residual hydrocarbon component comprising a vacuum tower bottoms (VTB) residues with a kinematic viscosity at ˜50 degrees C. of at least 100 cSt; and   wherein the marine fuel composition has a kinematic viscosity at ˜50 degrees C. of at least 10 cSt.   
     
     
         23 . The marine fuel composition of  claim 22  further comprising:
 at least 10 wt % of a non-hydroprocessed hydrocarbon component comprising at least one of light cycle oil (LCO), heavy cycle oil (HCO), fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) cycle oil, FCC slurry oil, pyrolysis gas oil, cracked light gas oil (CLGO), cracked heavy gas oil (CHGO), pyrolysis light gas oil (PLGO), pyrolysis heavy gas oil (PHGO), thermally cracked residue, thermally cracked heavy distillate, and coker heavy distillates. 
 
     
     
         24 . The marine fuel composition of  claim 22  further comprising:
 at least 10 wt % of a hydroprocessed hydrocarbon component comprising at least one of low-sulfur diesel (LSD) having a sulphur content of less than 500 wppm, ultra low-sulfur diesel (ULSD) having a sulphur content of less than 15 wppm; hydrotreated light cycle oil (LCO); hydrotreated heavy cycle oil (HCO); hydrotreated pyrolysis gas oil, hydrotreated thermally cracked heavy distillate, hydrotreated thermally cracked gas oil, and hydrocracker diesel. 
 
     
     
         25 . The marine fuel composition of  claim 22  wherein the residual hydrocarbon component has a sulfur content of at most 0.4 wt %. 
     
     
         26 . The marine fuel composition of  claim 22  with a micro carbon residue of greater than 0.30% m/m. 
     
     
         27 . The marine fuel composition of  claim 22  wherein at least 10 wt % of the residual hydrocarbon component has a boiling point of at least 435 degrees C.