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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 1976
Filed:
Feb. 21, 1975
James D Bushnell, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
Douglas G Ryan, Livingston, NJ (US);
Exxon Research and Engineering Company, Linden, NJ (US);
Abstract
An asphalt-containing mineral oil is deasphalted by contacting the oil at elevated temperature and elevated pressure with a deasphalting solvent comprising acetone and a three carbon atom containing-hydrocarbon, such as propylene, for a time sufficient to remove a substantial portion of the asphaltenes from the oil. Utilization of propylene-acetone as the deasphalting solvent permits utilization of higher treating tower temperatures, which may be desirable in those instances where air cooling of the solvent is provided. This process is particularly suited for the preparation of lubricating oils of low asphalt content.