Demineralization of oils
First Claim
1. A PROCESS OF REMOVING AT LEAST PART OF THE OIL SOLUBLE METALLIC IMPURITIES PRESENT IN A HYDROCARBON OIL, WHICH COMPRISES FLOWING SAID OIL UPWARDLY THROUGH A DEMINERALIZATION ZONE MAINTAINED AT A TEMPERATURE IN THE RANGE OF 600 TO 1000*F. AND AT A PRESSURE NOT EXCEEDING 5000 P.S.I.G. AND CONTAINING A FIXED MASS OF PARTICULATE CONTACT MATERIAL THE PARTICLES OF WHICH ARE IN THE SIZE RANGE OF ABOUT 3 TO 20 MESH SCREEN, REGULATING THE FLOW OF SAID OIL THROUGH SAID DEMINERALIZATION ZONE IN THE RANGE OF 20 TO 120 GALLONS PER MINUTE PER SQUARE FOOT OF HORIZONTAL CROSS SECTION OF SAID DEMINERALIZATION ZONE TO EXPAND THE SETTLED VOLUME OF SAID CONTACT MATERIAL AT LEAST 10% BUT INSUFFICIENT TO CARRY THE PARTICULATE CONTACT MATERIAL OUT OF SAID DEMINERALIZATION ZONE AND TO CAUSE RANDOM MOVEMENT OF THE PARTICLES OF SAID CONTACT MATERIAL, AND WITHDRAWING FROM SAID DEMINERALIZATION ZONE OIL WITH A RE-
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1. A PROCESS OF REMOVING AT LEAST PART OF THE OIL SOLUBLE METALLIC IMPURITIES PRESENT IN A HYDROCARBON OIL, WHICH COMPRISES FLOWING SAID OIL UPWARDLY THROUGH A DEMINERALIZATION ZONE MAINTAINED AT A TEMPERATURE IN THE RANGE OF 600 TO 1000*F. AND AT A PRESSURE NOT EXCEEDING 5000 P.S.I.G. AND CONTAINING A FIXED MASS OF PARTICULATE CONTACT MATERIAL THE PARTICLES OF WHICH ARE IN THE SIZE RANGE OF ABOUT 3 TO 20 MESH SCREEN, REGULATING THE FLOW OF SAID OIL THROUGH SAID DEMINERALIZATION ZONE IN THE RANGE OF 20 TO 120 GALLONS PER MINUTE PER SQUARE FOOT OF HORIZONTAL CROSS SECTION OF SAID DEMINERALIZATION ZONE TO EXPAND THE SETTLED VOLUME OF SAID CONTACT MATERIAL AT LEAST 10% BUT INSUFFICIENT TO CARRY THE PARTICULATE CONTACT MATERIAL OUT OF SAID DEMINERALIZATION ZONE AND TO CAUSE RANDOM MOVEMENT OF THE PARTICLES OF SAID CONTACT MATERIAL, AND WITHDRAWING FROM SAID DEMINERALIZATION ZONE OIL WITH A RE-
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Current AssigneeMARVIN TURKEN
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Original AssigneeMARVIN TURKEN
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InventorsMARVIN TURKEN
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Application NumberUS03/773,790Time in Patent Office936 DaysField of SearchUS Class Current208/253CPC Class CodesC10G 25/06 with moving sorbents or sor...C10G 31/06 by heating, cooling, or pre...C10G 45/16 suspended in the oil, e.g. ...
