Wax-oil separation process

Claim 1

THE PROCESS OF SEGREGATING A WAXY LUBRICATING OIL STOCK INTO DEWAXED LUBRICATING OIL COMPONENTS OF LOW POUR POINT AND IMPROVED OIL-FREE WAXES COMPRISING THE STEPS OF SOLVENT DEWAXING SAID WAXY OIL STOCK TO PRODUCE A SUBSTANTIALY WAX-FREE OIL AND A PRIMARY SLACK WAX, FRACTIONATING SAID PRIMARY SLACK WAX INTO A PLURALITY OF RELATIVELY NARROW-BOILING PRIMARY WAX DISTILATES INCLUDING A LOW BOILING DISTILATE WHICH ON DEOILING YIELDS A WAX WITH AN AVERAGE MELTING POINT IN THE RANGE OF 125-140* F. AMP, SOLVENT-DEOILING A PRIMARY WAX DISTILLATE OF INTERMEDIATE BOILING RANGE TO PRODUCE A SUBSTANTIALLY OIL-FREE WAX AND A FOOTS OIL, SOLVENT-DEWAXING SAID FOOTS OIL FROM THE INTERMEDIATE WAX DISTILLATE TO PRODUCE A SECONDARY DEWAXED LUBRICATING OIL COMPONENT AND A SECNDARY SLACK WAX, COMBINING AT LEAST A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF SAID SECONDARY SLACK WAX WITH SAID LOW BOILING PRIMARY WAX DISTILLATE IN A RATIO OF 20 TO 35 VOLUMES OF SAID SECONDARY SLACK WAX TO 80 TO 65 VOLUMES OF SAID PRIMARY WAX DISTILLATE, AND SOLVENT-DEOILING SAID MIXTURE OF SECONDARY SLACK WAX AND PRIMARY WAX DISTILLATE TO PRODUCE A LOW MELTING WAX OF SUPERIOR PROPERTIES.