Fluidization of heavy slurries

Patent · Tue Aug 21 00:00:00 EDT 1990

OSTI ID:6024229

Broom, H T

This paper discusses a process for fluidizing oily heavy slurries chosen from slurries of catalyst fines in hydrocarbon, coke slurries in hydrocarbon, and asphalt residues in hydrocarbon. It comprises heating, with effective mixing, the oily heavy slurries to at least 140{degrees}F., thereby forming a heated heavy slurry; Adding to the heated heavy slurry with effective mixing, an effective fluidizing amount of a fluidizing agent.

• Assignee: NALCO Chemical Co., Naperville, IL (USA)
• Patent Number(s): US 4949743; A
• Application Number: PPN: US 7-132836
• OSTI ID: 6024229
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 14 Dec 1987
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
FUEL SLURRIES
FLUIDIZATION
PETROLEUM RESIDUES
VISCOSITY
ADDITIVES
ASPHALTS
CATALYSTS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
HYDROCARBONS
PETROLEUM DISTILLATES
BITUMENS
DISPERSIONS
DISTILLATES
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
MIXTURES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM FRACTIONS
SLURRIES
SUSPENSIONS
TAR
020400* - Petroleum- Processing
020500 - Petroleum- Products & By-Products
023000 - Petroleum- Properties & Composition