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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2012
Applicants:
Beckay J. Mezza, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Alakananda Bhattacharyya, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
F. Stephen Lupton, Evanston, IL (US);
Inventors:
Beckay J. Mezza, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Alakananda Bhattacharyya, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
F. Stephen Lupton, Evanston, IL (US);
Assignee:
UOP LLC, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C11B 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A process for removing a metal from a tallow feed includes contacting the tallow feed comprising the metal with a tallow oil-immiscible ionic liquid to produce a tallow oil and TALLOW-immiscible ionic liquid mixture, and separating the mixture to produce a tallow oil effluent having a reduced metal content relative to the tallow feed. The metals removed include iron, aluminum, calcium, magnesium, sodium, zinc, and potassium.