Distributed lump kinetic modeling for slurry phase vacuum residue hydroconversion

•Distributed lumped kinetic model for slurry phase vacuum residue hydroconversion.•Vacuum residue and vacuum gas oil divided into 35 °C boiling ranges.•Simulated distillation extrapolation from Gel Permeation Chromatography data.•Evolution of residue physical properties, molar mass and volume, with conversion.•Simultaneous thermally activated and catalytic reactions in cascade.