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Method for processing used oil
Assignee: Fried Krupp AG
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Filing: 1984-01-20
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Granted: 1985-06-11
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Expires: 2004-01-20
Abstract
Abstract A method for processing a used oil which comprises about 70 percent by weight spindle and neutral oils, about 5 percent by weight lower and higher boiling point oils, about 10 percent by weight useful additives and oxidation products, about 10 percent by weight water, about 5 percent by weight difficultly volatile and nonvolatile hydrocarbons, and solid impurities, comprising: (a) dewatering the used oil; (b) contacting the dewatered used oil with a gas in a supercritical state, at a temperature above the critical temperature and at a pressure from its critical pressure up to about 350 bar to form (1) a gaseous extraction phase containing the spindle and neutral oils and the additives, the spindle and neutral oils and substantially all the additives being extracted into the gaseous extraction phase during the contact with the supercritical gas and (2) an extraction residue; (c) separating the gaseous extraction phase from the extraction residue; and (d) separating the extracted spindle and neutral oils and the extracted additives from the gaseous extraction phase obtained in step (c) by changing the thermodynamic state of the gaseous extraction phase.
Inventors
- 👤 Ernst Kriegel
- 👤 Hubert Coenen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 10:46
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D11/00; B01D11/04; B01D11/0403; B01D11/0407; C; C10; C10M; C10M175/00; C10M175/005
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
214 words
A method for processing a used oil which comprises about 70 percent by weight spindle and neutral oils, about 5 percent by weight lower and higher boiling point oils, about 10 percent by weight useful additives and oxidation products, about 10 percent by weight water, about 5 percent by weight difficultly volatile and nonvolatile hydrocarbons, and solid impurities, wherein substantially all oils and useful additives are recovered in almost quantitative amounts without cracking or polymerization, comprising: (a) dewatering the used oil; (b) contacting the dewatered used oil with gas in a supercritical state said gas having a critical temperature between about 10° C. and 300° C., at a temperature above the critical temperature and at a pressure from its critical pressure up to about 350 bar, to form (1) a gaseous extraction phase containing the spindle and neutral oils and the additives, the spindle and neutral oils and substantially all the useful additives being extracted into the gaseous extraction phase during the contact with the supercritical gas and (2) an extraction residue; (c) separating the gaseous extraction phase from the extraction residue; and (d) separating the extracted spindle and neutral oils and the extracted additives from the gaseous extraction phase obtained in step (c) by changing the thermodynamic state of the gaseous extraction phase.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
214 words
A method for processing a used oil which comprises about 70 percent by weight spindle and neutral oils, about 5 percent by weight lower and higher boiling point oils, about 10 percent by weight useful additives and oxidation products, about 10 percent by weight water, about 5 percent by weight difficultly volatile and nonvolatile hydrocarbons, and solid impurities, wherein substantially all oils and useful additives are recovered in almost quantitative amounts without cracking or polymerization, comprising: (a) dewatering the used oil; (b) contacting the dewatered used oil with gas in a supercritical state said gas having a critical temperature between about 10° C. and 300° C., at a temperature above the critical temperature and at a pressure from its critical pressure up to about 350 bar, to form (1) a gaseous extraction phase containing the spindle and neutral oils and the additives, the spindle and neutral oils and substantially all the useful additives being extracted into the gaseous extraction phase during the contact with the supercritical gas and (2) an extraction residue; (c) separating the gaseous extraction phase from the extraction residue; and (d) separating the extracted spindle and neutral oils and the extracted additives from the gaseous extraction phase obtained in step (c) by changing the thermodynamic state of the gaseous extraction phase.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method as defined in claim 1, wherein said gas is carbon dioxide, propane, ethene, a mixture of ethane and ethene, or a mixture of propane and propene.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method as defined in claim 1, wherein an entrainer is added to said gas.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method as defined in claim 1, wherein the extracted spindle and neutral oils and the extracted additives are separated from the gaseous extraction phase in several fractions.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as in claim 1, wherein the thermodynamic state is changed by reducing at least one of the temperature or pressure of the gaseous extraction phase.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method as in claim 1, wherein the thermodynamic state is changed by reducing the pressure and temperature of the gaseous extraction phase.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method as in claim 1, wherein the thermodynamic state is changed by reducing the temperature of the gaseous extraction phase.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method as in claim 1, wherein the thermodynamic state is changed by reducing the pressure and increasing the temperature of the gaseous extraction phase.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
12 words
A method as defined in claim 1, wherein said gas is ethane.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method as defined in claim 1, wherein at least 95% of the useful additives are recovered.
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