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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 1984
Filed:
Jul. 22, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Patrick E Fowles, Doylestown, PA (US);
Gerald L Shoemaker, Yardley, PA (US);
Tsoung-Yuan Yan, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Assignee:
Mobil Oil Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G / ; C10G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
208 35 ; 208 33 ; 208 37 ;
Abstract
A dewaxing process for reducing the pour point of waxy oils in which the oil is cooled by direct contact with a liquid autorefrigerant such as propane. The wax which separates upon cooling is removed by flotation assisted by the bubbles of vaporized autorefrigerant which rise through the oil to form a frothy slurry of wax which can be decanted and the wax recovered from it. A dewaxing solvent such as methyl ethyl ketone may be used to assist separation of the wax.