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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:
Sep. 27, 1977
Filed:
Jul. 18, 1975
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gary A Myers, Plano, TX (US);
Donald K Wunderlich, Richardson, TX (US);
Assignee:
Atlantic Richfield Company, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G / ; C10G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
208253 ; 208 91 ; 208295 ; 208297 ;
Abstract
A method for removing at least one impurity selected from the group consisting of arsenic and selenium from a synthetic crude oil or a fraction thereof by employing iron or cobalt, nickel, oxides in a coprecipitated solid matrix with aluminum oxide, in a hydrogen atmosphere, at a temperature of at least 300.degree. F, and in the substantial absence of water, whereby at least one of the arsenic and selenium is removed by way of iron or cobalt, oxide, or sulfide. Also disclosed is a method of preparation and use of a particularly preferred structural matrix in accordance with one embodiment of this invention.