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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4525268 | Combination process for upgrading residual oils A combination operation for upgrading reduced crudes is described which particularly restricts the contact time between hydrocarbons, solid sorbent material and cracking catalyst particles whereby quenching of visbroken product vapors is eliminated, coke ... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4515601 | Carbonaceous briquette Green briquette agglomerates (10) are manufactured by simultaneously crushing and blending high sulfur petroleum coke (20), a high R/B softening point, high sulfur and metals content asphaltene binder (22), and dolomitic limestone (24) as a sulfur sorbent... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4495063 | Carbometallic oil conversion with ballistic separation A particular aspect of the invention concepts disclosed and described is directed to the use of a vented cup ballistic separation device and method of use for achieving rapid separation of a suspension of fluidized solid particulate and gasiform material.... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4478708 | Method and apparatus for separating fluidized solid particles suspended in gasiform material The method and means of this invention comprises discharging a suspension of solids (inert or catalytic) in gasiform material (whether hydrocarbon vapors, combustion product flue gases, stripping gases or combinations thereof) from a riser contact zone th... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4477335 | Separation of regenerated catalyst from combustion products A method and apparatus for separating regenerated catalyst from gaseous combustion products within a regenerator. The apparatus comprises a downcomer within the regenerator vessel through which the catalyst and gaseous combustion products flow. Means are ... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4469588 | Immobilization of vanadia deposited on sorbent materials during visbreaking treatment of carbo-metallic oils A high pore volume solid sorbent material of low cracking activity and comprising a select group of metal additives to immobilize accumulated vanadium compounds deposited on the sorbent material in a heavy oil feed visbreaking zone is described and the co... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4464250 | Stripping hydrocarbons from catalyst with combustion gases A process for economically converting carbo-metallic oils to lighter products. The carbo-metallic oils contain 650° F. and material which is characterized by a carbon residue on pyrolysis of at least about 1 and a Nickel Equivalents of heavy metals conte... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4457833 | Process and catalyst for the conversion of carbo-metallic containing oils An improved process and catalyst for economically converting carbo-metallic oils to lighter products. This process is practiced in accordance with effective metals management, carbon management and catalyst activity management combined with feed atomizati... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4440868 | Carbo-metallic oil conversion catalysts A select group of hydrocarbon conversion catalysts suitable for converting carbo-metallic oil containing hydrocarbons to lower boiling transportation fuels are characterized and their method of preparation described. The select catalysts of this invention... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4437981 | Immobilization and neutralization of contaminants in crude oil The invention is concerned with substantially eliminating the deactivating effects of alkaline materials and metal contaminants and compounds thereof existing in crude oils by first desalting the crude oil and thereafter adding a select neutralizing and i... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4435279 | Method and apparatus for converting oil feeds Novel riser reactor design with associated multiple feed inlet means for contacting regenerated catalyst particles with low quality naphtha, C5 minus wet gas product of hydrocarbon conversion and a residual oil feed comprising components boilin... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4434044 | Method for recovering sulfur oxides from CO-rich flue gas A combination process is described for upgrading residual oils and high boiling portions thereof comprising metal contaminants and high boiling Conradson carbon forming compounds comprising a thermal visbreaking operation with fluidizable inert solids fol... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4434049 | Residual oil feed process for fluid catalyst cracking The invention described is directed to the fluid catalytic conversion of hydrocarbons and is concerned particularly with the method and means for obtaining atomized-vaporized contact of residual oils and reduced crudes with high temperature dispersed phas... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4427537 | Method and means for preparing and dispersing atomed hydrocarbon with fluid catalyst particles in a reactor zone The invention described is concerned with atomizing an oil fraction of crude oil to provide a fog of oil droplets in diluent gaseous material which is sprayed into an upwardly flowing annular dense mass of catalyst particles to form a high temperature sus... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4427539 | Demetallizing and decarbonizing heavy residual oil feeds The method and means for effecting selective visbreaking of residual oil feeds comprising metallo-organic compounds with a fluid solid sorbent particle material in the presence of process sour water and wet gas recycle material is described to provide a g... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4426276 | Combined fluid catalytic cracking and hydrocracking process An integrated combination of fluid catalytic cracking and hydrocracking select fractions of crude oil and FCC cycle oils to conserve hydrogen process requirements in the production of gasoline is discussed. Liquid products of hydrocracking are separated i... | 01/17/1984 |
| 4425259 | Endothermic removal of coke deposited on catalytic materials during carbo-metallic oil conversion A process is disclosed for the conversion of high boiling oil feeds having a significant level of Conradson carbon components and metals to form lighter oil products by contacting the feed under catalytic conversion conditions with a catalyst containing o... | 01/10/1984 |
| 4424116 | Converting and stripping heavy hydrocarbons in two stages of riser conversion with regenerated catalyst A process for economically converting carbo-metallic oils to lighter products. The carbo-metallic oils contain 650° F.+ material which is characterized by a carbon residue on pyrolysis of at least about 1 and a Nickel Equivalents of heavy metals content ... | 01/03/1984 |
| 4415438 | Method for catalytically converting residual oils A process for converting residual oil comprising vacuum bottoms in the presence of a cracking catalyst of high surface area and comprising an ultrastable zeolite is described. More particularly, a conversion process particularly contributing to producing ... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4412914 | Endothermic removal of coke deposited on sorbent materials during carbo-metallic oil conversion A process is disclosed for decarbonization-demetallization of a poor quality residual oil feed boiling above about 650° F. and comprising substantial Conradson carbon components to provide a higher grade of oil feed by contacting the poor quality oil fee... | 11/01/1983 |
| 4409092 | Combination process for upgrading oil products of coal, shale oil and crude oil to produce jet fuels, diesel fuels and gasoline A combination process for upgrading hydrocarbon fractions obtained from raw shale oil, oil products of coal processing and select fractions of crude oils comprising sulfur, nitrogen and metal contaminants to produce jet fuel product fractions such as JP4,... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4336160 | Method and apparatus for cracking residual oils A side by side hydrocarbon conversion-two staged stacked catalyst regeneration arrangement is provided wherein the first stage of catalyst regeneration is temperature restricted to achieve incomplete removal of carbon deposits and a second higher temperat... | 06/22/1982 |
| 4332674 | Method and apparatus for cracking residual oils A hydrocarbon conversion-catalyst regeneration process and apparatus is described for converting residual oils and regeneration of catalyst in two separate low and higher temperature regeneration stages stacked one above the other on the same or different... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4331533 | Method and apparatus for cracking residual oils A hydrocarbon conversion-catalyst regeneration process and apparatus is described for converting residual oils and regeneration of catalyst in two separate low and higher temperature regeneration stages stacked one above the other on the same or different... | 05/25/1982 |
| 4206174 | Means for separating suspensions of gasiform material and fluidizable particles In a reactant-fluid catalyst suspension system, an arrangement of apparatus is provided contiguous with a riser discharge which centrifugally initially separates the suspension into a solids phase and a gasiform material phase prior to discharge from the ... | 06/03/1980 |
| 4197214 | Crystalline zeolite catalysts of chemical reactions Crystalline zeolite catalysts are stabilized against reducing and moisture containing atmospheres by providing and maintaining substantial metal cationic sites in the zeolite during use in chemical reactions encountering reducing and/or moisture rich atmo... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4197418 | Heat disposed in lower alcohols and derivatives conversion to gasoline hydrocarbons in a crystaline zeolite fluidized bed A method and means for disposing of undesired heat in the conversion of lower alcohols and their derivatives to higher boiling gasoline hydrocarbons in a crystalline zeolite fluidized bed.... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4197183 | Processing of tar sands Petroliferous material of tar sands is processed to recover both low and higher boiling distillate material in a sequential combination operation involving thermal distillation and solvent extraction. Residue of solvent extraction is gasified with hot san... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4192734 | Production of high quality fuel oils A processing arrangement for upgrading crude oil by the combination of hydrodewaxing, and fluid catalytic cracking or hydrocracking to maximize the production of low pour, high quality distillate fuel oil is particularly described. Cracking of atmospheric... | 03/11/1980 |
| 4188336 | Conversion of synthesis gas to aromatic hydrocarbons Synthesis gas is converted to aromatic hydrocarbons over an intimate mixture of catalysts comprising a first component of ZnO-Cr2 O3 mixed catalyst, characterized by catalytic activity for the reduction of hydrogen of carbon monoxide... | 02/12/1980 |
| 4177202 | Methanation of synthesis gas Light gases rich in methane and ethane are produced from synthesis gas by contacting a CO reducing component of molybdena alone or in combination with an element selected from the group consisting of cobalt and vanadium distributed on a support of alumina... | 12/04/1979 |
| 4176083 | Separating flue gas from regenerated cracking catalyst A stripper arrangement is provided in a regenerated catalyst standpipe for removing or displacing combustion flue gas products with fuel gas products of hydrocarbon conversion freed of hydrogen sulfide.... | 11/27/1979 |
| 4173527 | Method and means for separating suspensions of gasiform material and fluidizable solid particle material In a reactant-fluid catalyst suspension system, an arrangement of apparatus is provided contiguous with a riser discharge which centrifugally initially separates the suspension into a solids phase and a gasiform material phase prior to discharge from the ... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4161442 | Processing of tar sands Petroliferous material of tar sands is processed to recover material boiling below 850° F. with higher boiling material converted to high BTU fuel gas and with heat developed transported to improve the thermal efficiency of the combination operation.... | 07/17/1979 |
| 4161489 | Conversion of mixtures of carbon oxides and hydrogen Mixtures of hydrogen with oxides of carbon, preferably with carbon monoxide, are converted to hydrocarbons at temperatures below about 500° C. by contact with a fused alkali metal formate or hydroxide or mixtures thereof which contains a hydrogenation ca... | 07/17/1979 |
| 4159995 | Conversion of synthesis gas to hydrocarbon mixtures utilizing dual reactors A gaseous mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen is contacted in a first reactor with an iron Fischer-Tropsch catalyst such as potassium promoted iron under special conditions and the total products from said contact are then converted in a second reacto... | 07/03/1979 |
| 4157338 | Conversion of synthesis gas to hydrocarbon mixtures A mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen is contacted with a mixture comprising an element selected from the group consisting of ruthenium, rhodium and osmium carbon monoxide reduction catalyst and a crystalline alumino-silicate providing a pore dimensio... | 06/05/1979 |
| 4155835 | Desulfurization of naphtha charged to bimetallic catalyst reforming A hydrocarbon fraction boiling below about 430° F. and initially desulfurized to contain not more than about 2 ppm weight of sulfur is further desulfurized to comprise less than 0.5 ppm sulfur by sequential contact with a desulfurizing catalyst and a bed... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4147617 | Processing hydrocarbon feed of high carbon residue and high metals content The fluid catalytic cracking of a residual oil fraction comprising metal contaminants and/or asphaltene type coke formers is processed by injecting the oil into the upper portion of a riser cracking operation under conditions to effect partial conversion ... | 04/03/1979 |
| 4145188 | Liquefaction of solid organic wastes This invention provides a method for solubilizing municipal refuse and other solid organic wastes in a highly aromatic refinery petroleum solvent to produce a homogeneous heavy oil or bitumen composition.... | 03/20/1979 |
