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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2010
Mohsen S. Yeganeh, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Peter W. Jacobs, Bound Brook, NJ (US);
Ian A. Cody, Adelaide, AU;
Steven W. Levine, Flemington, NJ (US);
Eric B. Sirota, Flemington, NJ (US);
Ramesh Gupta, Berkley Heights, NJ (US);
Walter Weissman, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Mohsen S. Yeganeh, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Peter W. Jacobs, Bound Brook, NJ (US);
Ian A. Cody, Adelaide, AU;
Steven W. Levine, Flemington, NJ (US);
Eric B. Sirota, Flemington, NJ (US);
Ramesh Gupta, Berkley Heights, NJ (US);
Walter Weissman, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, Annandale, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods and systems for removing polar molecule contaminants from a refinery stream in connection with the processing of hydrocarbon fluids, chemicals, whole crude oils, blends and fractions in refineries and chemical plants that include adding high surface energy and/or high surface area nanoparticle compounds to a refinery stream to remove the polar molecule contaminants.