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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2012
Daniel P. Leta, Flemington, NJ (US);
Jonathan M. Mcconnachie, Annandale, NJ (US);
William C. Baird, Jr., Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Walter D. Vann, Nazareth, PA (US);
Jorge L. Soto, Centreville, VA (US);
Daniel P. Leta, Flemington, NJ (US);
Jonathan M. McConnachie, Annandale, NJ (US);
William C. Baird, Jr., Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Walter D. Vann, Nazareth, PA (US);
Jorge L. Soto, Centreville, VA (US);
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, Annandale, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a process for regeneration of alkali metal salt reagent used in desulfurization of heavy oil feedstreams. In particular, the present invention relates to a process utilizing potassium hydroxide as an external supply reagent to a heavy oil conversion process and in-situ conversion of the spent reactants utilized in such process into a potassium sulfide reagent for reintroduction into the heavy oil conversion process.