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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 29, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Marty G Bienstock, Succasunna, NJ (US);
John G Matragrano, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Rutton Dinshaw Patel, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
Roby Bearden, Jr, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Assignee:
Exxon Research and Engineering Co, Florham Park, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
208263 ; 208 47 ;
Abstract
TAN containing oils, e.g., crudes, are treated by flashing to remove substantially all of the water therefrom, thermally treating the recovered liquid to reduce the naphthenic acid content thereof, and re-combining light gases recovered from the flashing step with the treated liquid.