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Process for producing cracked distillate and hydrogen from heavy oil

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6540685
A process is disclosed for producing a cracked distillate and hydrogen from a heavy oil which comprises cracking the heavy oil in the presence of laterite or a laterite-containing catalyst while simultaneously depositing coke on said laterite or laterite-containing catalysts, reducing the laterite or laterote-containing catalyst on which the coke is deposited, and forming a hydrogen-rich gas by contacting the reduced laterite or laterite-containing catalyst with steam.
Assignee:
Nippon Mining Co Ltd (Japan)
Patent Number(s):
US 4224140
OSTI ID:
6540685
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English