Process for removing heavy metal compounds from heavy crude oil
Abstract
A process is provided for removing heavy metal compounds from heavy crude oil by mixing the heavy crude oil with tar sand; preheating the mixture to a temperature of about 650.degree. F.; heating said mixture to up to 800.degree. F.; and separating tar sand from the light oils formed during said heating. The heavy metals removed from the heavy oils can be recovered from the spent sand for other uses.
- Inventors:
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- Golden, CO
- Laramie, WY
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 867943
- Patent Number(s):
- 5041209
- Assignee:
- Western Research Institute (Laramie, WY)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES C10G - CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC21-83FE60177
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- process; removing; heavy; metal; compounds; crude; oil; provided; mixing; tar; sand; preheating; mixture; temperature; 650; degree; heating; 800; separating; light; oils; formed; metals; removed; recovered; spent; heavy crude; heavy metal; metal compound; metal compounds; heavy metals; removing heavy; crude oil; heavy oils; heavy oil; tar sand; /208/423/585/
Citation Formats
Cha, Chang Y, Boysen, John E, and Branthaver, Jan F. Process for removing heavy metal compounds from heavy crude oil. United States: N. p., 1991.
Web.
Cha, Chang Y, Boysen, John E, & Branthaver, Jan F. Process for removing heavy metal compounds from heavy crude oil. United States.
Cha, Chang Y, Boysen, John E, and Branthaver, Jan F. Tue .
"Process for removing heavy metal compounds from heavy crude oil". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/867943.
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title = {Process for removing heavy metal compounds from heavy crude oil},
author = {Cha, Chang Y and Boysen, John E and Branthaver, Jan F},
abstractNote = {A process is provided for removing heavy metal compounds from heavy crude oil by mixing the heavy crude oil with tar sand; preheating the mixture to a temperature of about 650.degree. F.; heating said mixture to up to 800.degree. F.; and separating tar sand from the light oils formed during said heating. The heavy metals removed from the heavy oils can be recovered from the spent sand for other uses.},
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journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {1991},
month = {1}
}
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