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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:
Aug. 05, 1980
Filed:
May. 17, 1976
Applicant:
Inventors:
Karl W Plumlee, Baytown, TX (US);
Lonnie W Vernon, Baytown, TX (US);
Assignee:
Exxon Research & Engineering Co., Florham Park, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
208143 ; 208 56 ; 208264 ;
Abstract
A process for hydrotreating a petroleum hydrocarbon feed comprising admixing a quinone compound, or compounds, with said hydrocarbon feed, and contacting said admixture with hydrogen at elevated temperature, suitably at temperatures ranging from about 500.degree. F. to about 1050.degree. F., preferably from about 750.degree. F. to about 900.degree. F. The petroleum hydrocarbon feed is characterized generally as comprised of a full boiling range crude, an atmospheric or vacuum residum, an unconventional whole heavy crude, or fractions boiling within the gasoline and mid-distillate ranges.