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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2007
Michael S. Driver, San Francisco, CA (US);
Howard S. Lacheen, Richmond, CA (US);
Mitra A. Hosseini, Dublin, CA (US);
Michael S. Driver, San Francisco, CA (US);
Howard S. Lacheen, Richmond, CA (US);
Mitra A. Hosseini, Dublin, CA (US);
Chevron U.S.A. Inc., San Ramon, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for reducing halide concentration in a hydrocarbon product having an organic halide content from 50 to 4000 ppm which is made by a hydrocarbon conversion process using an ionic liquid catalyst comprising a halogen-containing acidic ionic liquid comprising contacting at least a portion of the hydrocarbon product with at least one molecular sieve having pore size from 4 to 16 Angstrom under organic halide absorption conditions to reduce the halogen concentration in the hydrocarbon product to less than 40 ppm is disclosed.