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Solvent dewaxing waxy hydrocarbon oils using dewaxing aid

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5377887
In a solvent dewaxing process wherein a waxy hydrocarbon oil is mixed with a dewaxing aid and dewaxing solvent and chilled to form a slurry comprising solid particles of wax and a mixture of dewaxed oil and solvent, the improvement which comprises using a polymeric dewaxing aid comprising a condensation product of naphthalene and chlorinated wax having an average molecular weight ranging from about 20,000 to 500,000 and a molecular weight distribution exceeding the range of from about 10,000 to 1 ,000,000.
Assignee:
Toa Nenryo Kogyo K K (Japan)
Patent Number(s):
US 4315813
OSTI ID:
5377887
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English