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Catalytic cracking

Assignee: Tidewater Oil Co
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Filing: 1955-09-16
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Granted: 1958-07-22
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Expires: 1975-09-16
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Viland Clare Kenneth

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 18:01
CPC Classifications
C; C10; C10G; C10G11/00; C07; C07C; C07C9/00; C07C9/14; C10G11/10

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 88 words
IN A PROCESS OF CATALYTIC CRACKING HYDROCARBON OIL WHEREIN A HYDROCARBON DISTILLATE HAVING A BOILING RANGE BETWEEN ABOUT 400* F., AND 1050* F. AND A NON-BASIC NITROGEN CONTENT NOT OVER ABOUT 0.1% BY WEIGHT, IS SUBJECTED TO CRACKING IN THE PRESENCE OF AN ACTIVE CRACKING CATALYST TO PRODUCE SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF GASOLINE COMPONENTS, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES ADDING TO SAID DISTILLATE, PRIOR TO CONTACT WITH SAID CATALYST, A SUFFICIENT QUANTITY OF NON-BASIC ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUND TO INCREASE BY AT LEAST 0.1% THE NON-BASIC NITROGEN CONTENT OF THE DISTILLATE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 88 words
IN A PROCESS OF CATALYTIC CRACKING HYDROCARBON OIL WHEREIN A HYDROCARBON DISTILLATE HAVING A BOILING RANGE BETWEEN ABOUT 400* F., AND 1050* F. AND A NON-BASIC NITROGEN CONTENT NOT OVER ABOUT 0.1% BY WEIGHT, IS SUBJECTED TO CRACKING IN THE PRESENCE OF AN ACTIVE CRACKING CATALYST TO PRODUCE SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF GASOLINE COMPONENTS, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES ADDING TO SAID DISTILLATE, PRIOR TO CONTACT WITH SAID CATALYST, A SUFFICIENT QUANTITY OF NON-BASIC ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUND TO INCREASE BY AT LEAST 0.1% THE NON-BASIC NITROGEN CONTENT OF THE DISTILLATE.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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