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Method of producing high octane gasoline and jet fuels having a luminometer number of at least 150

Assignee: ExxonMobil Oil Corp
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Filing: 1961-11-01
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Granted: 1966-03-22
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Expires: 1981-11-01
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Harold C Myers

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 23:03
CPC Classifications
C; C10; C10G; C10G61/00; C10G61/02; C10G61/06

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 157 words
A METHOD FOR PRODUCING A JET FUEL HAVING A LUMINOMETER NUMBER OF AT LEAST ABOUT 150 FROM A HYDROCARBON FRACTION BOILING IN THE RANGE FROM ABOUT C5 HYDROCARBONS UP TO ABOUT 450*F. WHICH COMPRISES SEPARATING SAID HYDROCARBON FRACTION AT ABOUT ITS 250*F. BOILING POINT INTO A LOWER BOILING FRACTION AND A HIGHER BOILING FRACTION, SEPARATELY REFORMING SAID LOWER BOILING FRACTION IN THE PRESENCE OF PARTICLE-FORM SOLID PLATINUM-GROUP METAL REFORMING CATALYST AT A LIQUID HOURLY SPACE VELOCITY BELOW ABOUT 5, SEPARATELY REFORMING SAID HIGHER BOILING FRACTION IN THE PRESENCE OF PARTICLE-FORM SOLID PLATINUMGROUP METAL REFORMING CATALYST AT A LIQUID HOURLY SPACE VELOCITY SUBSTANTIALLY ABOVE ABOUT 5, RECOVERING A REFORMATE PRODUCT BOILING ABOVE ABOUT C5 HYDROCARBONS FROM EACH OF SAID SEPARATE REFORMING STEPS, SEPARATING THE THUS RECOVERED REFORMATE PRODUCS INTO PARAFFINIC AND NON-PARAFFINIC HYDROCARBONS, AND COMBINING THE SEPARATED PARAFFINIC HYDROCARBONS OBTAINED FROM SAID REFORMATE PRODUCTS TO PRODUCE A JET FUEL HAVING A LUMINOMETER NUMBER OF AT LEAST ABOUT 150.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 157 words
A METHOD FOR PRODUCING A JET FUEL HAVING A LUMINOMETER NUMBER OF AT LEAST ABOUT 150 FROM A HYDROCARBON FRACTION BOILING IN THE RANGE FROM ABOUT C5 HYDROCARBONS UP TO ABOUT 450*F. WHICH COMPRISES SEPARATING SAID HYDROCARBON FRACTION AT ABOUT ITS 250*F. BOILING POINT INTO A LOWER BOILING FRACTION AND A HIGHER BOILING FRACTION, SEPARATELY REFORMING SAID LOWER BOILING FRACTION IN THE PRESENCE OF PARTICLE-FORM SOLID PLATINUM-GROUP METAL REFORMING CATALYST AT A LIQUID HOURLY SPACE VELOCITY BELOW ABOUT 5, SEPARATELY REFORMING SAID HIGHER BOILING FRACTION IN THE PRESENCE OF PARTICLE-FORM SOLID PLATINUMGROUP METAL REFORMING CATALYST AT A LIQUID HOURLY SPACE VELOCITY SUBSTANTIALLY ABOVE ABOUT 5, RECOVERING A REFORMATE PRODUCT BOILING ABOVE ABOUT C5 HYDROCARBONS FROM EACH OF SAID SEPARATE REFORMING STEPS, SEPARATING THE THUS RECOVERED REFORMATE PRODUCS INTO PARAFFINIC AND NON-PARAFFINIC HYDROCARBONS, AND COMBINING THE SEPARATED PARAFFINIC HYDROCARBONS OBTAINED FROM SAID REFORMATE PRODUCTS TO PRODUCE A JET FUEL HAVING A LUMINOMETER NUMBER OF AT LEAST ABOUT 150.

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