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Title: Process for removing heavy metal compounds from heavy crude oil

Abstract

A process is provided for removing heavy metal compounds from heavy crude oil by mixing the heavy crude oil with tar sand; preheating the mixture to a temperature of about 650.degree. F.; heating said mixture to up to 800.degree. F.; and separating tar sand from the light oils formed during said heating. The heavy metals removed from the heavy oils can be recovered from the spent sand for other uses.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [2]
  1. Golden, CO
  2. Laramie, WY
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
867943
Patent Number(s):
US 5041209
Assignee:
Western Research Institute (Laramie, WY)
DOE Contract Number:  
FC21-83FE60177
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
process; removing; heavy; metal; compounds; crude; oil; provided; mixing; tar; sand; preheating; mixture; temperature; 650; degree; heating; 800; separating; light; oils; formed; metals; removed; recovered; spent; heavy crude; heavy metal; metal compound; metal compounds; heavy metals; removing heavy; crude oil; heavy oils; heavy oil; tar sand; /208/423/585/

Citation Formats

Cha, Chang Y, Boysen, John E, and Branthaver, Jan F. Process for removing heavy metal compounds from heavy crude oil. United States: N. p., 1991. Web.
Cha, Chang Y, Boysen, John E, & Branthaver, Jan F. Process for removing heavy metal compounds from heavy crude oil. United States.
Cha, Chang Y, Boysen, John E, and Branthaver, Jan F. 1991. "Process for removing heavy metal compounds from heavy crude oil". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/867943.
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title = {Process for removing heavy metal compounds from heavy crude oil},
author = {Cha, Chang Y and Boysen, John E and Branthaver, Jan F},
abstractNote = {A process is provided for removing heavy metal compounds from heavy crude oil by mixing the heavy crude oil with tar sand; preheating the mixture to a temperature of about 650.degree. F.; heating said mixture to up to 800.degree. F.; and separating tar sand from the light oils formed during said heating. The heavy metals removed from the heavy oils can be recovered from the spent sand for other uses.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/867943}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991}
}