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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2017
Applicant:
Exxonmobil Chemical Patents Inc., Baytown, TX (US);
Inventors:
Teng Xu, Houston, TX (US);
Kapil Kandel, Humble, TX (US);
Glenn A. Heeter, The Woodlands, TX (US);
David T. Ferrughelli, Easton, PA (US);
John S. Coleman, Houston, TX (US);
Michael J. Clemmons, Mont Belvieu, TX (US);
Jesse R. McManus, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Assignee:
ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc., Baytown, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 45/72 (2006.01); C10G 31/10 (2006.01); C10G 45/00 (2006.01); C10G 1/00 (2006.01); C10G 69/06 (2006.01); C10G 1/02 (2006.01); C10G 47/36 (2006.01); C10G 75/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 45/72 (2013.01); C10G 1/002 (2013.01); C10G 1/02 (2013.01); C10G 31/10 (2013.01); C10G 45/00 (2013.01); C10G 47/36 (2013.01); C10G 69/06 (2013.01); C10G 75/00 (2013.01); C10G 2300/1003 (2013.01); C10G 2300/201 (2013.01); C10G 2300/202 (2013.01); C10G 2300/205 (2013.01); C10G 2300/207 (2013.01); C10G 2300/208 (2013.01); C10G 2300/301 (2013.01); C10G 2300/302 (2013.01); C10G 2300/304 (2013.01); C10G 2300/308 (2013.01); C10G 2300/4006 (2013.01); C10G 2300/4018 (2013.01);
Abstract
A process id disclosed for upgrading tars, typically those resulting from hydrocarbon refining processes, to products suitable for other uses, such as blending with other hydrocarbons to provide low-sulfur fuel oils or Emission Control Area-acceptable fuels. A low-sulfur hydrocarbon product obtained from the process is also disclosed.