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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2008
Applicants:
Brian W. Hedrick, Oregon, IL (US);
Daniel B. Gillis, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Inventors:
Brian W. Hedrick, Oregon, IL (US);
Daniel B. Gillis, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Assignee:
UOP LLC, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 69/04 (2006.01); C10G 67/04 (2006.01); C10G 69/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 69/04 (2013.01); C10G 67/04 (2013.01); C10G 69/126 (2013.01);
Abstract
A process and apparatus for improving flow properties of crude may include processing a first crude stream, which may in turn include cracking the first crude stream with catalyst to form a cracked stream and spent catalyst, hydrotreating a portion of the cracked stream and then mixing the hydrotreated stream with an unprocessed second crude stream.