Deutsche Texaco Aktiengesellschaft

Hans-Georg Wegner

Maximilian Kunert

Heiko Humbert

Gunter Brandes

Gunter Sochtig

Wolfgang Kruger

Isobutene is separated from a charge hydrocarbon stream, which may contain butadiene, in two stages in the first of which isobutene is present in excess and in the second of which isobutene is present in deficiency. In the first stage, a strongly acidic ion exchanger is used and in the second stage, an exchanger with a less powerful H.sup.+ loading is used.

Novel method of treating a charge hydrocarbon stream containing

The useful process life of aqueous urea solutions used in mineral oil urea dewaxing processes may be significantly prolonged by contacting with an acidic ion exchange resin at least a portion of the urea solution recovered from n-paraffin-urea adduct decomposition. The useful life of these aqueous urea solutions is further enhanced by contacting the urea solution with activated carbon in addition to the ion exchange resin.

Process for regenerating aqueous urea solutions

Metals are removed from metal- and asphaltene-containing petroleum oils by contacting the oil with pellets of sorptive type attapulgus clay which has been extruded and then dried at a temperature between about 100.degree. and 650.degree. C. to a volatile content of less than 20 weight %.

Demetallization of asphaltene-containing petroleum hydrocarbons

Mineral oils containing small amounts (less than 2 weight percent) of normal paraffins may be urea dewaxed to produce refrigerator oils having Freon cloud or flock points of at least minus 55.degree.C. by utilizing large excesses of the amount of crystalline urea theoretically required for complete conversion of the n-paraffins into solid adduct and conducting the adduct formation under conditions of vigorous agitation.

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Toppenstedt, Germany

Hans-Georg Wegner