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Treatment of pyrolysis fuel oil

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5783899
A pyrolysis fuel oil (Black oil) is contacted with a promoter liquid having a 5 volume percent distillation temperature of at least 250/sup 0/F and a 95 volume percent distillation temperature of at least 350/sup 0/ F and no greater than about 75/sup 0/ , with the the liquid having a characterization factor of at least 9.75 to promote the separation of quinoline insolubles and asphaltenes from the fuel oil. A fraction free of quinoline insolubles and having a reduced content of asphaltenes may be subjected to coking to produce a needle coke, or employed directly for the production of carbon black.
Assignee:
Lummus Co The
Patent Number(s):
US 4207168
OSTI ID:
5783899
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English