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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:
Jan. 04, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2018
Applicant:
Exxonmobil Research and Engineering Company, Annandale, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Robert P. Lucchesi, Flemington, NJ (US);
Mohsen S. Yeganeh, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Geoffrey M. Keiser, Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Jessica L. Vreeland, Phillipsburg, NJ (US);
Thomas Bruno, Stanhope, NJ (US);
Assignee:
EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY, Annandale, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 31/08 (2006.01); B01D 21/00 (2006.01); B01D 21/24 (2006.01); C10C 3/00 (2006.01); C10G 1/04 (2006.01); C10G 33/04 (2006.01); B03D 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 31/08 (2013.01); B01D 21/0069 (2013.01); B01D 21/245 (2013.01); B03D 1/026 (2013.01); C10C 3/007 (2013.01); C10G 1/045 (2013.01); C10G 33/04 (2013.01); C10G 2300/205 (2013.01); C10G 2300/208 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus, processes, and systems for removal of solids from a hydrocarbon stream. The present disclosure utilizes a surfactant to reduce interfacial tension between a hydrocarbon phase and a water (or aqueous) phase to promote solids to be pulled by gravity out of the hydrocarbon phase and into the water phase.