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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2003
Lucy M. Bull, Pinole, CA (US);
Donald L. Kuehne, Hercules, CA (US);
William L. Schinski, San Rafael, CA (US);
Philippus Rudolf Heydenrich, Centurion, ZA;
Richard O. Moore, Jr., San Rafael, CA (US);
Quintin John Beukes, St. Francis Bay, ZA;
Gianni Guilio Eligio Bacco Rodriquez, Sasolburg, ZA;
Lucy M. Bull, Pinole, CA (US);
Donald L. Kuehne, Hercules, CA (US);
William L. Schinski, San Rafael, CA (US);
Philippus Rudolf Heydenrich, Centurion, ZA;
Richard O. Moore, Jr., San Rafael, CA (US);
Quintin John Beukes, St. Francis Bay, ZA;
Gianni Guilio Eligio Bacco Rodriquez, Sasolburg, ZA;
Chevron U.S.A. Inc., San Ramon, CA (US);
Abstract
Novel methods of treating a Fischer-Tropsch product stream with an acid are disclosed. Such methods are capable of removing contamination from the Fischer-Tropsch product stream such that plugging of the catalyst beds of a subsequent hydroprocessing step is substantially reduced.