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Heavy oil process with hydrovisbreaking hydrodemetallation and hydrodesulfuration

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5403477

An asphaltene-containing heavy oil or heavy oil fraction is converted to lighter fractions in a process comprising three steps: a hydrovisbreaking, a catalytic hydrodemetallation and catalytic hydrodesulfuration.

Assignee:
Institut Francais du Petrole (France)
Patent Number(s):
US 4510042
OSTI ID:
5403477
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English