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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.

Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2021

Filed:

Apr. 15, 2020
Applicant:

Precision Combustion, Inc., North Haven, CT (US);

Inventors:

Codruta Maria Zoican-Loebick, North Haven, CT (US);

Benjamin Baird, New Britain, CT (US);

Jeffrey Weissman, Guilford, CT (US);

Assignee:

PRECISION COMBUSTION, INC., North Haven, CT (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 25/00 (2006.01); C10L 1/08 (2006.01); B01J 20/20 (2006.01); B01J 20/28 (2006.01); B01J 20/08 (2006.01); B01D 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 25/003 (2013.01); B01D 15/08 (2013.01); B01J 20/08 (2013.01); B01J 20/20 (2013.01); B01J 20/28033 (2013.01); C10L 1/08 (2013.01); C10G 2300/1051 (2013.01); C10G 2300/205 (2013.01); C10G 2400/08 (2013.01); C10L 2200/043 (2013.01); C10L 2270/04 (2013.01);
Abstract

A process of removing at least one metal contaminant, such as copper, from a fluid hydrocarbon, for example, crude oil or a liquid hydrocarbon fuel, such as an aviation fuel. The process involves contacting the metal-contaminated fluid hydrocarbon with a sorbent selected from graphene oxide or a functionalized graphene oxide. The process removes greater than 99 percent of the metal contaminant without reducing concentrations of advantageous additives, such as, antioxidants, icing inhibitors and corrosion inhibitors. Also disclosed are a purified fluid hydrocarbon composition and a metal contaminant filter system.


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