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WO/2015/057300A2 |
Methods, systems and designs are provided for removing mercury from crudes. Crude oil is heated to a temperature above 100°C in a stabilization column for a time sufficient to convert all of the forms of mercury in the oil into the elem...
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WO/2015/054406A1 |
In various aspects, methods and apparatuses for liquid-liquid extraction are provided. In certain aspects, an emulsion can be formed by combining a feed stream, an extractant, and a surfactant. The feed stream comprises a plurality of di...
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WO/2015/047623A1 |
A petroleum desalting process in which the oil/water emulsion layer which forms in the desalter vessel between the settled water layer and the settled oil layer is separated into the oil and water components by contact with a heated high...
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WO/2015/031359A1 |
A method (10) of minimizing vapor transmission from a constructed permeability control infrastructure can comprise forming (12) a heterogeneous hydrated matrix within the constructed permeability control infrastructure, the constructed p...
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WO/2015/021546A1 |
A process for treating heavy oil to provide a treated heavy oil having a reduced density and viscosity, as well as an olefin content that does not exceed 1.0 wt. %. The process comprises separating the initial heavy oil into a first frac...
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WO/2015/022677A1 |
The present invention is a process to obtain liquid and/ or gaseous hydrocarbons through the retorting of oleagenous rocks, for example, pyrobetuminous shale and/or materials containing organic compounds in retorts, preferably vertical a...
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WO/2015/017939A1 |
A process for treating a heavy oil by heating a feedstock comprising a heavy oil in order to separate from the heavy oil a first fraction. The first fraction contains no more than 25% of the total number of acid groups of the heavy oil. ...
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WO/2015/007343A1 |
A process and apparatus are proposed for obtaining a hydrocarbon-containing composition from a fluid comprising used oil, wherein the hydrocarbon-containing composition has a boiling range from 170°C to 390°C and the hydrocarbons have ...
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WO/2015/000061A1 |
A process for reducing the olefins and/or di-olefins content of a hydrocarbon-containing feed, such as that resulting from the thermal cracking of heavy oil, thermally cracked bitumen, or thermally cracked petroleum are disclosed. The pr...
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WO/2014/209115A1 |
The present invention relates to a system for purifying asphalt from an asphalt lake. The system comprises for this purpose a slope on which asphalt tumbles downward in the direction of a sedimentation container. Provided at an end of th...
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WO/2014/202617A1 |
The present invention relates to a device (10) for treating at least one liquefiable substance (12) corresponding to solidified petroleum products, said device being provided with an intake assembly (15) comprising: - at least one intake...
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WO/2014/202596A1 |
Process for Removing Metals from High-Boiling Hydrocarbon Fractions Subject-matter of the invention is a process for removing metal impurities from hydrocarbon fractions, as they are obtained for example as product of the Fischer- Tropsc...
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WO/2014/202594A1 |
Process for Removing Metals from High-Boiling Hydrocarbon Fractions Subject-matter of the invention is a process for removing metal impurities from hydrocarbon fractions, as they are obtained for example as product of the Fischer-Tropsch...
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WO/2014/174536A1 |
The process for treating a hydrocarbon-based heavy residue (1), in particular bituminous residues with a high asphaltene content, comprises the following operations : A) bringing the heavy residue to be treated to a temperature within th...
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WO/2014/172361A1 |
A process to facilitate gravimetric separation of alkali metal salts, such as alkali metal sulfides and polysulfides, from alkali metal reacted hydrocarbons. The disclosed process is part of a method of upgrading a hydrocarbon feedstock ...
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WO/2014/168889A1 |
The present invention provides a molecular rupture and recombination of fuels with additives or fuel enhancers such as, but not limited to, non-hydrocarbon and/or hydrocarbon substances such as but not limited to, water, methanol, ethano...
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WO/2014/167424A2 |
A system and method is provided for upgrading a continuously flowing process stream including heavy crude oil (HCO). A reactor receives the process stream in combination with water, at an inlet temperature within a range of about 60 °C ...
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WO/2014/159379A1 |
Systems and methods are provided for sidestream mixing. The system may include a first junction formed from a plurality of conduits. The plurality of conduits may include a first conduit fluidly coupled to a compressor, the first conduit...
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WO/2014/156382A1 |
Provided are a method and device for reforming heavy oil in order to efficiently lighten the heavy oil and continuously obtain reformed oil with high added value. The reforming device comprises a reforming reactor provided with a first r...
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WO/2014/138208A1 |
This present invention generally relates to a process for upgrading and desulfurizing crude oil using supercritical water. In general, the invention provides a process for removal of contaminants from a crude oil stream by mixing the cru...
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WO/2014/137608A1 |
An improved process and separator for desalting petroleum crude oils which m be operated in a continuous manner under automatic control; the improved desalter is therefore well suited to modern refinery operation with minimal downtime. A...
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WO/2014/131089A1 |
A method and apparatus is described for removing at least some contaminants from a hydrocarbon feedstock, such as a petroleum. The method includes treating the contaminated feedstock during flow through a supercritical reactor with super...
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WO/2014/113195A2 |
Systems and methods are provided for using field enhanced separations to produce multiple fractions from a petroleum input. A liquid thermal diffusion and/or electric field separation is used to produce the fractions. The fractions can t...
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WO/2014/102492A1 |
The invention relates to a method for producing an end fuel composition comprising a soap stock composition and a heavy fuel, comprising steps of mixing the soap stock composition and the heavy fuel in pre-determined proportions, and cen...
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WO/2014/090717A2 |
The invention relates to a method for treating heavy fuel oil on board ships, said oil being used as fuel, in particular for a diesel engine and said method comprising the following steps: a) provision of heavy fuel oil (OIL1) to be trea...
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WO/2014/087369A1 |
This invention provides for a blended homogenous fuel product comprising a fossil fuel component which is preferably petrol, and an alcohol component which is preferably ethanol or bioethanol, wherein the homogenous fuel product comprise...
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WO/2014/075031A1 |
The present invention relates to online analysis of crude oil from desalting processes. Online analysis of the crude oil that has been desalted will allow for real time adjustments to process operating parameters such that the salt conce...
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WO/2014/070716A1 |
Zinc, nickel and iron can be recovered from spent brines and produced water using a method that includes admixing an aqueous fluid with hydrazine to form a hydrazine complex and then filtering or otherwise removing the hydrazine complex ...
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WO/2014/054234A1 |
[Problem] To provide: a method for treating a hydrocarbon oil, whereby it becomes possible to reduce the content of a diene or an olefin in the hydrocarbon oil even when hydrogen is unavailable; and an apparatus for treating a hydrocarbo...
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WO/2014/051946A1 |
One exemplary embodiment can be a process for washing a gas from a hydroprocessed effluent from a hydroprocessing zone. The process may include adding a first portion of a wash water stream to the hydroprocessed effluent to form a combin...
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WO/2014/033733A1 |
A method for removing chloride impurities from a heavy hydrocarbon stream is disclosed. The heavy hydrocarbon stream is contacted with a stripping medium at a temperature ranging between 100 - 450 °C and at a pressure ranging between 0....
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WO/2014/016425A1 |
The present invention relates to a process of desalting crudeoil, in particular a process for desalting a crude oil which comprises an ionic liquid, an organic acid and any resulting organic salt.
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WO/2014/011989A1 |
A method for determining a salt concentration of a hydrocarbon fluid, using a conductivity sensor and a hydrocarbon testing solution includes forming the hydrocarbon testing solution. The electropolymerizable monomer is operable to form ...
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WO/2014/001168A1 |
The present invention relates to a method for separating catalyst fines from an oil stream comprising the steps of; separating catalyst fines from an inlet oil stream in a centrifugal separator to generate a stream of purified oil; obtai...
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WO/2013/189476A1 |
The invention relates to a method for the thermal conversion of heteroatom-containing crude oils into low-heteroatom light and middle oils as a product. The invention further relates to the products produced by this method and their appl...
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WO/2013/192611A1 |
A process for refining crude oil can be controlled to mitigate fouling by deploying a refractive index probe at a location suitable for making a crude oil stability determination, wherein the crude oil stability determination is relevant...
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WO/2013/188837A1 |
The present invention is directed to a method and system of recovering one or more oils from an aqueous mixture comprising using one or more non-dispersive hydrophobic hollow fiber membrane contactors, comprising the steps of pumping the...
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WO/2013/173087A1 |
A process for reducing contaminants during a desalting process is disclosed. The process may comprise providing an acid buffer solution; providing a contaminated stream; and mixing the acid buffer solution with the contaminated stream.
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WO/2013/173602A1 |
A method for simultaneously transporting and removing trace amount levels of heavy metals from produced fluids such as crude oil, with the injection of a fixing agent into the pipeline for use in transporting the produced fluid. A suffic...
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WO/2013/170190A1 |
A treater combination unit wherein the functions of a heater treater and one or more of a sales gas heater, instrument gas heater/dryer, two-phase separator, and a free water knockout are incorporated into a single unit are included in a...
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WO/2013/159231A1 |
A processing unit and method for separating hydrocarbons from feedstock material. The processing unit includes at least one rotating conveyor in communication with a material inlet and a material outlet; a vacuum pump providing a vacuum ...
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WO/2013/142769A1 |
A method for recovering and treating hydrocarbon fluids using a hydraulic fracturing process wherein a fluid stream containing liquid or gaseous hydrocarbon species or both, produced water, suspended solids, and dissolved contaminants is...
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WO/2013/107888A1 |
A method for mechanically heating a liquid mixture of substances is described. In a liquid-ring pump (1), a foam phase is compressed and the compression heat is transferred to the mixture of substances. An apparatus designed as a liquid-...
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WO/2013/098510A1 |
The invention relates to a method for extracting metals from a hydrocarbon fraction containing coordinated metals, comprising the following steps: demetallation of the coordinated metals by (i) bringing said hydrocarbon fraction into rea...
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WO/2013/098509A1 |
The invention relates to a method for extracting metals from a hydrocarbon fraction containing coordinated metals, comprising the following steps of: demetallation of the coordinated metals by (i) bringing said hydrocarbon fraction into ...
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WO/2013/089894A1 |
Methods and apparatuses for forming a low-metal biomass-derived pyrolysis oil are provided. In an embodiment, a method for forming a low-metal biomass-derived pyrolysis oil includes washing biomass comprising a water-soluble metal compon...
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WO/2013/070312A1 |
A bitumen stream is upgraded by heating to near-critical or super-critical conditions in the stream. The bitumen stream may be from a water-based extraction process, an in situ bitumen recovery process, or a solvent-based bitumen extract...
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WO/2013/049918A1 |
There is disclosed a system and method for processing diesel fuel from petroleum-based waste oil on a small scale compared to conventional methods for re-refining waste oil to a valuable product. In an embodiment, the method comprises de...
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WO/2013/039759A1 |
A process for treating hydrocarbon oil including passing heated oil through a cavitation apparatus to statically induce cavitation treatment of the oil. The oil is passed through the cavitation apparatus in the absence on non-hydrocarbon...
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WO/2013/036344A1 |
Solid organic acids may be introduced into hydrocarbon solvents to form dispersions; the dispersions in turn may be introduced into crude oil. A wash water may be added to the crude oil to create an emulsion. The organic acids may transf...
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