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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8128786 | RF heating to reduce the use of supplemental water added in the recovery of unconventional oil Equipment and a process for separating bitumen from oil sand in a process stream are described. The equipment includes several processing vessels and one or more local area radio frequency applicators to selectively heat the process stream in local areas of the equi... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8057640 | Deasphalting tar using stripping tower Tar is contacted with stripping agent, such as steam or tail gas, in a stripping tower. A product comprising deasphalted tar is recovered as overheads and a product comprising heavy tar is recovered as bottoms from the stripping tower. ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8025773 | System for extending the range of hydrocarbon feeds in gas crackers In a system for thermal cracking gaseous feedstocks, the system including a gas cracker for producing an effluent comprising olefins, at least one transfer line exchanger for the recovery of process energy from the effluent and a water quench tower system, a process... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8025774 | Controlling tar by quenching cracked effluent from a liquid fed gas cracker In a system for thermal cracking gaseous feedstocks, the system including a gas cracker for producing an effluent comprising olefins, at least one transfer line exchanger for the recovery of process energy from the effluent and a water quench tower system, a process... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7591929 | Oil sand processing apparatus and control system An apparatus for processing oil sand to produce a liquid stream comprising water and bitumen and a solid stream comprising solid particles, and a method and control system for controlling the apparatus. The apparatus includes a drum having first and second ends, a c... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7556715 | Bituminous froth inline steam injection processing An inline bitumen froth steam heater system is comprised of steam injection and static mixing devices. The steam heater system heats and de-aerates an input bitumen froth without creating downstream processing problems with the bitumen froth such as emulsification o... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7431830 | Compact slurry preparation system for oil sand Staged crushing combined with water addition and mixing is practiced at the mine site to prepare an oil sand slurry ready for hydrotransport. More particularly, as-mined oil sand is crushed to conveyable size (e.g. —24″) using a mobile crusher. The pre-crushed o... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7407571 | Method of and apparatus for upgrading and gasifying heavy hydrocarbon feeds A novel apparatus for producing sweet synthetic crude from a heavy hydrocarbon feed includes: an upgrader for receiving the heavy hydrocarbon feed and producing a distillate fraction including sour products, and high-carbon content by-products; a gasifier for receiv... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7384557 | Method and apparatus for removing solute from a solid solute-bearing product The process and apparatus are for removing a solute from a solute-bearing solid product by means of a solvent which remains in liquid state throughout the entire oil extraction process. In one embodiment, the solvent is normally in gazeous state at ambient temperatu... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7381309 | Apparatus for prewashing a hydrocarbon stream containing hydrogen sulfide Disclosed is an apparatus for extracting sulfur compounds from a hydrocarbon stream. A prewash section for converting hydrogen sulfide to sodium sulfide by reaction with an alkali such as caustic prepares the hydrocarbon stream for extraction. Spent alkali is contin... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7342145 | Process for refining liquefied petroleum gas in a commercial scale The present invention relates to a novel process for refining the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in a commercial scale. The process comprises: sequentially performing fine desulfurization and mercaptan conversion of the LPG after alcohol amine treatment through desul... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338563 | Process for cleaning hydrocarbons from soils A combination of parallel processes is disclosed to provide optimal re-mediation operations for contaminated soil. Soils with high levels of heavy petroleum hydrocarbons are directed to a thermal process for destruction in a combustion process. Carbon dioxide genera... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7175716 | Critical and supercritical cleaning of hydrocarbon-containing materials A method for cleaning materials containing solids and/or liquids is disclosed which involves contacting the materials with an extracting fluid including Xe, NH3, lower aromatics, nitrous oxide, water, CO, CO2, H2O, lower alcohols, lo... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7144498 | Supercritical hydrocarbon conversion process Supercritical conversion of hydrocarbons boiling above 538° C. (1000° F.) with a solvating hydrocarbon at a weight ratio of solvating hydrocarbon to high-boiling hydrocarbons of at least 2:1 and at conditions above the critical temperature and pressure of the high... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7045038 | Process for treating waste oil There is disclosed a burnable used oil fuel product by the process comprising: (a) obtaining a used oil sample having at least 1% (by weight) aqueous substances; (b) heating the used oil sample to a temperature of ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6996917 | Two stage apparatus for desolventizing food grain meal A desolventizing system for removing solvent from a quantity of solvent-laden particles such as flakes comprises first and second desolventizer units, each having an inlet port for receiving solvent-laden particles, an outlet port for discharging at least partially ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6962661 | Liquid—liquid extraction apparatus and method Method and apparatus for contacting two liquid phases for liquid-liquid extraction in a vertical extraction vessel. A relatively heavier liquid phase, descending the extraction vessel at a relatively low volumetric flow rate, is dispersed into a continuous phase com... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6955753 | Treatment of crude oils A process and apparatus to extract and recover heavy metals and sulfur from crude oil or petroleum fuel products including the steps of emulsifying the crude oil with an emulsifying agent, adding a leach solution to the emulsified crude oil and leaching the emulsifi... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6702936 | Method of and apparatus for upgrading and gasifying heavy hydrocarbon feeds A novel apparatus for producing sweet synthetic crude from a heavy hydrocarbon feed comprising: an upgrader for receiving said heavy hydrocarbon feed and producing a distillate fraction including sour products, and high-carbon content by-products; a gasif... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6375802 | Method of retrofitting existing equipment for an improved aromatics separation process An improved process for the recovery of aromatic compounds from a mixture containing aromatic and non-aromatic compounds and method for retrofitting existing equipment for the same is provided. The improved process comprises the steps of recovering aromat... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6274032 | Method of and means for upgrading hydrocarbons containing metals and asphaltenes A hydrocarbon source feed is upgraded using a solvent deasphalting (SDA) unit employing a solvent having a critical temperature Tc by initially separating from a first hydrocarbon input stream fractions with an atmospheric equivalent boiling te... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6258332 | Apparatus and method for collecting and recycling a petroleum by-product The present invention provides for an apparatus and method for collecting and recycling a petroleum by-product such as hydrocarbon residue from crude oil. The apparatus comprises a container having a top, bottom, and sides, an internal heating element, an... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6004455 | Solvent-free method and apparatus for removing bituminous oil from oil sands A sand/liquid separator provides for the conditioning of oil sands. Clean sand is separated from the ore and discharged for use as backfill. The sand/liquid separator machine includes horizontal shafts with paddles that act on a fluidized bed. The overall... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5998640 | Method for recovering oil from an oil-bearing solid material A method and apparatus for continuously removing oil from oil-bearing solids such as tar sands, vegetables or other solid materials using a solvent is provided. By providing a pressure differential between the exterior and interior of an oil extraction ch... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5976361 | Method of and means for upgrading hydrocarbons containing metals and asphaltenes A hydrocarbon source feed is upgraded using a solvent deasphalting (SDA) unit employing a solvent having a critical temperature Tc by initially separating from a first hydrocarbon input stream fractions with an atmospheric equivalent boiling te... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5944984 | Solvent deasphalting unit and method for using the same An evaporative solvent recovery section operates on a plurality of liquid product streams including a liquid stream of deasphalted oil and solvent, and a liquid stream of asphaltene and solvent produced by a solvent deasphalting unit. Heat is added to one... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5919355 | Method of and apparatus for processing heavy hydrocarbons A fractioning solvent deasphalting plant applies a solvent whose critical temperature is Tc to a hydrocarbon feed containing asphaltenes and atmospheric distillate having fractions that boil above about Tc -50° F. such that said fee... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5914010 | Apparatus for solvent-deasphalting residual oil containing asphaltenes A feed stream of asphaltene-containing residual oil is processed by contacting the feed stream with a solvent to form a first primary liquid stream containing deasphalted oil (DAO) and some solvent, and a second primary liquid stream containing asphaltene... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5911541 | Thin layer solvent extraction A method for separating hydrocarbons from a soil, e.g. to separate bitumen from oil sands, involves mixing the soil thoroughly with water and a supply of buoyant beads having surfaces that are of oleophilic material and coated with a surface layer of hydr... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5843384 | Plant for purifying spent oil The invention concerns a plant for purifying spent oil, including apparatus for dehydration, preferably by atmospheric distillation, directly followed by vacuum distillation producing a residue and at least one distilled oil fraction. The vacuum residue d... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5843302 | Solvent deasphalting unit capable of generating power Solvent deasphalting apparatus includes a separator that receives two inputs, a heavy hydrocarbon feed and a solvent feed; and the apparatus produces two outputs, an asphaltene/solvent stream and a deasphalted oil/solvent stream. A solvent recovery unit o... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5814286 | Apparatus for separating solvent in a feed of solvent and deasphalted oil Apparatus for separating solvent in a feed of solvent and deasphalted oil produced in a deasphalting process includes a feed line for receiving the feed and constructed and arranged to produce a stream of fluid containing supercritical solvent and deaspha... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5811607 | Composite shingle particle salvage system A process and apparatus for the recovery of hydrocarbons from hydrocarbon containing composite materials, particularly roofing materials including asphalt and solid components to recover asphalt and the solid components. The process includes the steps of:... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5804060 | Method of and apparatus for producing power in solvent deasphalting units Power is generated in an organic Rankine cycle turbine by expanding a stream of solvent vapor produced by a flash drum in a deasphalting unit to produce a stream of expanded solvent vapor that is combined with a stream of solvent vapor and steam from a st... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5711856 | Asphalt extracting apparatus There is disclosed an asphalt extracting apparatus of the Soxhlet type in which a solvent evaporated from a flask is condensed by a cooling device and then dropped into the inside of a filter device such that asphalt in an asphalt mixture inside the filte... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5632867 | Recovering a relatively volatile component of a solution from a less volatile component, e.g. as in solvent recovery In a solvent recovery plant including a recovery or distillation tower from which solvent product is recovered overhead, an isothermal separator, preferably a cyclone, is used to separate liquid phase contaminant (i.e. oil in a lubricating oil extraction ... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5630911 | Apparatus for continuous removal of a solvent or other liquid from solid particles or granules An apparatus for separating a solvent from solid or granular particles. The apparatus includes a fully enclosed vessel having multiple stages for effecting the solvent removal therein. Each stage includes an upper deck and a lower deck extending across th... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5611894 | Method and apparatus for changing solvent composition in a solvent recovery system of a dewaxing apparatus An apparatus for changing the solvent composition in a solvent recovery system of a dewaxing apparatus, depending on the type of stock oil, by introducing a part of dry solvent into a wet solvent tank to thereby increase or decrease a concentration of MEK... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5534136 | Method and apparatus for the solvent extraction of oil from bitumen containing tar sand A method and apparatus for extracting bitumen whereby tar sand containing bitumen components is contacted with a heated thinning oil mixture to reduce the tar sand viscosity and dissolve bitumen to form a lower viscosity feed slurry. The feed slurry is co... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5480566 | Method for releasing and separating oil from oil sands An oil sands separator includes a drum (10) having a solids discharge end (24) and a liquid discharge end (22) and a spiral ribbon (14) having a plurality of flights wound inside the interior of the drum. A first plate (28) partially closes the solids dis... | 01/02/1996 |
