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Refining process and apparatus

Assignee: Union Oil Company of California
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Filing: 1948-07-02
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Granted: 1952-10-14
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Expires: 1968-07-02
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Homer C Reed
  • 👤 Clyde H O Berg
  • 👤 Charles B Leffert

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 19:59
CPC Classifications
C; C10; C10G; C10G11/00; C10G47/00; C10G47/32; C10J; C10J3/00; C10J3/46; C10J3/48; C10J3/482; C10J2300/00; C10J2300/09; C10J2300/0913; C10J2300/093; C10J2300/0936

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 117 words
A PROCESS WHICH COMPRISES PYROLYZING A HYDROCARBON OIL IN THE PRESENCE OF SPENT SOLID PARTICLES TO FORM A HYDROCARBON PYROLYSIS PRODUCT AND COKE-LADEN PARTICLES, SAID SPENT PARTICLES BEING FORMED BY REACTING REGENERATED PARTICLES WITH WATER TO LIBERATE HYDROGEN THEREFROM, REACTING SAID COKE WITH SAID SPENT PARTICLES TO FORM REGENERATED PARTICLES IN THE PRESENCE OF OXYGENCONTAINING GAS, COMBINING AT LEAST A PORTION OF SAID REGENERATED PARTICLES WITH AT LEAST A PORTION OF SAID PYROLYSIS PRODUCT, SUBJECTING THE MIXTURE THUS FORMED TO HYDROGENATING CONDITIONS OF PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE IN THE PRESENCE OF WATER IN THE LIQUID PHASE THEREBY HYDROGENATING SAID PYROLYSIS PRODUCT AND FORMING SAID SPENT SOLID PARTICLES, SEPARATING HYDROGENATED OILS FROM SAID SPENT PARTICLES AND RECIRCULATING SAID PARTICLES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 117 words
A PROCESS WHICH COMPRISES PYROLYZING A HYDROCARBON OIL IN THE PRESENCE OF SPENT SOLID PARTICLES TO FORM A HYDROCARBON PYROLYSIS PRODUCT AND COKE-LADEN PARTICLES, SAID SPENT PARTICLES BEING FORMED BY REACTING REGENERATED PARTICLES WITH WATER TO LIBERATE HYDROGEN THEREFROM, REACTING SAID COKE WITH SAID SPENT PARTICLES TO FORM REGENERATED PARTICLES IN THE PRESENCE OF OXYGENCONTAINING GAS, COMBINING AT LEAST A PORTION OF SAID REGENERATED PARTICLES WITH AT LEAST A PORTION OF SAID PYROLYSIS PRODUCT, SUBJECTING THE MIXTURE THUS FORMED TO HYDROGENATING CONDITIONS OF PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE IN THE PRESENCE OF WATER IN THE LIQUID PHASE THEREBY HYDROGENATING SAID PYROLYSIS PRODUCT AND FORMING SAID SPENT SOLID PARTICLES, SEPARATING HYDROGENATED OILS FROM SAID SPENT PARTICLES AND RECIRCULATING SAID PARTICLES.

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