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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:
Nov. 18, 1986
Filed:
Jun. 27, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stanley C Che, Los Alamitos, CA (US);
Ajay Madgavkar, Katy, TX (US);
Assignee:
Occidental Oil Shale, Inc., Grand Junction, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G / ; C10G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
208 92 ; 208 96 ; 2082 / ; 2082 / ; 208282 ;
Abstract
A method for reducing the nitrogen content of shale oil is disclosed. The method comprises distilling shale oil to form a distillate containing lighter shale oil compounds and a residue containing heavier compounds. Nitrogen-containing compounds are extracted from the distillate to form a first nitrogen-lean raffinate and a first nitrogen-rich extract. Nitrogen-containing compounds are also extracted from the residue to form a second nitrogen-lean raffinate and a second nitrogen-rich extract. The second nitrogen-lean raffinate is hydro-treated to further reduce its nitrogen content.