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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6372124 | Removal of impurities from hydrocarbon streams The invention provides a method of purifying hydrocarbon streams from metallic impurities which comprises passing the stream through media comprising alumina with relatively minor amounts of calcia and magnesia.... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6352640 | Caustic extraction of mercaptans (LAW966) The invention describes a method for preparing a low sulfur motor gasoline utilizing ethanol and caustic extraction.... | 03/05/2002 |
| 4606812 | Hydrotreating of carbonaceous materials A process for hydrotreating carbonaceous materials is disclosed. The carbonaceous material is contacted with steam and with empirical hydrates of alkali metal hydrosulfides, monosulfides, or polysulfides. The process hydrocracks, hydrogenates, denitrogena... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4442077 | Method of removing hydrides of phosphorus, arsenic, antimony and bismuth from hydrocarbon and non-hydrocarbon streams Method for removing a hydride of an element selected from the group consisting of phosphorous, arsenic, antimony, bismuth, or mixtures thereof, from a hydrocarbon stream, a gas stream, or a mixture of the two streams by initially reducing the free water c... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4224139 | Treatment of sulfur-containing lubricating oil to increase resistance to oxidation A method for treating sulfur-containing lubricating oil, by contacting the oil with iodine in the presence of an aqueous solution of alkali and thereafter separating the treated oil from the contacting solution. A lubricating oil having increased resistan... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4076762 | Continuous process for the removal of other hydrocarbons from saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons Non-paraffinic hydrocarbons, such as aromatic hydrocarbons, in a stream of paraffinic hydrocarbons are removed in an operation adaptable for continuous operation by contacting the paraffinic hydrocarbon stream with an oxidation system comprising an aqueou... | 02/28/1978 |
| 4076613 | Combined disulfurization and conversion with alkali metals Improved processes for the combined desulfurization and hydroconversion of various sulfur-containing pertroleum oils, and particularly various residua feedstocks, are disclosed. These feedstocks are thus contacted with alkali metals, such as sodium, in th... | 02/28/1978 |
| 3948759 | Visbreaking a heavy hydrocarbon feedstock in a regenerable molten medium in the presence of hydrogen Heavy hydrocarbon feedstocks, such as atmospheric and vacuum residua, heavy crude oils and the like, are converted to predominantly liquid hydrocarbon products by contacting said feedstocks in the presence of hydrogen with a regenerable alkali metal carbo... | 04/06/1976 |
