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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael Siskin, Randolph, NJ (US);
Pacifico Viernes Manalastas, Edison, NJ (US);
Guido Sartori, Milan, IT;
Assignee:
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, Annandale, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 4/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 4/500 ;
Abstract
The invention is a process for decreasing the acidity of an organic acid containing petroleum oil, comprising contacting said petroleum oil containing organic acids with an effective amount of an alcohol and an effective trace amount of a base selected from Group IA and IIA metal carbonates, hydroxides, phosphates, biphosphates and mixtures of a hydroxide and phosphate and/or biphosphates at a temperature and under conditions sufficient to form the corresponding ester of said alcohol.