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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2014
Applicant:
Uop Llc, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Inventor:
Vasant P. Thakkar, Elk Grove, IL (US);
Assignee:
UOP LLC, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 65/12 (2006.01); C10G 65/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 65/12 (2013.01); C10G 65/043 (2013.01); C10G 2400/02 (2013.01); C10G 2400/04 (2013.01); C10G 2400/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for converting heavy hydrocarbons to middle distillate fuels and, alternately, to Group II and III lube oils, in the presence of suitable metal catalysts using the same refining system with minor adjustments required to change between operating in fuel mode and operating in lube mode.