Pour point depressant made by hydrovisbreaking and deasphalting a shale oil

Patent · Tue Oct 06 00:00:00 EDT 1970

OSTI ID:5322444

Wunderlich, D K; Frankovich, J H

A process for producing a pour-point depressant for shale oil consists of mixing a deasphalting conditions, for instance, at a temperature of up to about 250/sup 0/F, at a pressure up to about 500 psig, with a shale oil which has had its viscosity and pour point lowered as a result of contact with hydrogen under hydrovisbreaking conditions. The mixture of shale oil and deasphalting solvent is then separated into deasphalted shale oil and a heavier portion containing the pour-point depressant for shale oil. (13 claims)

• Assignee: Sinclair Oil Corp.
• Patent Number(s): US 3532618
• OSTI ID: 5322444
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 8 Aug 1968
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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