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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2000
Anthony John Olivier, Sasolburg, ZA;
Ferdinand Richter, Hamburg, DE;
Charles Duckitt, Sasolburg, ZA;
Ashwin Ramduth, Sasolburg, ZA;
Vernon Jeremay Adams, Sasolburg, ZA;
Vinothen Moodley, Mossel Bay, ZA;
Roy Alexander Calder, Randburg, ZA;
Mario Roza, St. Cerque, CH;
Anthony John Olivier, Sasolburg, ZA;
Ferdinand Richter, Hamburg, DE;
Charles Duckitt, Sasolburg, ZA;
Ashwin Ramduth, Sasolburg, ZA;
Vernon Jeremay Adams, Sasolburg, ZA;
Vinothen Moodley, Mossel Bay, ZA;
Roy Alexander Calder, Randburg, ZA;
Mario Roza, St. Cerque, CH;
Sulzer Chemtech Limited, Winterthur, CH;
Sasol Wax (South Africa) (Proprietary) Limited, Johannesburg, ZA;
Abstract
A process for distilling paraffinic hydrocarbons comprises feeding a Fischer-Tropsh derived paraffinic hydrocarbon feedstock comprising heavy paraffinic hydrocarbons and, optionally, light and/or medium paraffinic hydrocarbons, into a distillation column. The distillation column is operated to produce usable waqx products. An overhead stream, a bottom stream, and at least one side stream, are withdrawn from the distillation column. All the wax products obtained are usable wax products.