Abstract:
A method is provided for effecting the removal of polychlorinated biphenyls from hydrocarbon oils, such as transformer oil, contaminated with more than 50 ppm of such polychlorinated biphenyls. There is utilized in the contaminated oil, while it is being agitated, dispersed metallic sodium, an aprotic ion-complexing solvent, for example, diglyme, and an oil-soluble electron carrier, such as naphthalene.
Abstract:
Process for removing phenols from phenol-containing streams such as coal liquids by contacting the stream with a multivalent metal composition selected from the group consisting of oxides and/or hydroxides of one or more multivalent metals capable of forming a hydroxy metal phenate with the phenols of the stream; separating the hydroxy metal phenate from the treated stream; and heating the hydroxy metal phenate to its decomposition temperature, thereby forming phenols and oxides of the multivalent metal.
Abstract:
Traces of furfural are removed from an aromatic feed by passing the aromatic feed containing greater than 50 ppm furfural through a bed of solid particles of a selected treating agent.
Abstract:
In the treatment of petroleum heavy oil by thermally cracking a petroleum heavy oil mixed with an alkali metal carbonate or carbonates at a cracking temperature of 450.degree. to 650.degree.C and recovering the resulting low sulfur liquid hydrocarbon and light hydrocarbon gas, (1) gasification of residual coke produced by said cracking, in the presence of the alkali metal carbonate or carbonates and an alkali metal sulfide or sulfides by-produced during the cracking, with steam alone or steam together with an oxygen-containing gas, at 550.degree. to 800.degree.C and under the atmospheric pressure to 10 atm. to produce a hydrogen- and CO.sub.2 -- rich gas, and (2) regeneration from said by-produced alkali metal sulfide or sulfides to said alkali metal carbonate or carbonates, with CO.sub.2 gas produced by said gasification and steam, are simultaneously carried out in the same reaction zone.
Abstract:
A process fluid is purified of strongly acidic impurities, preparatory to treatment over a catalyst or over a hydrogen sulphide absorbing material, by contact with one or more alkali metal aluminates, preferably a beta alumi aluminate. Such aluminates have a high capacity for absorbing hydrogen halides. The process fluid is especially a naphtha hydrocarbon to be reacted with steam to give a gas of high methane content.
Abstract:
LUBRICATING OIL FRACTIONS ARE TREATED WITH FINELY DIVIDED DISPERSIONS OF FREE ALKALI METALS OF ONE MICRON OR LESS TO REMOVE NON-BASIC AND WEAKLY BASIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS AND THEREBY REDUCE THE COLOR AND INCREASE THE COLOR STABILITY OF THE OIL. FINELY DIVIDED SOODIUM IS PARTICULARLY EFFECTIVE. THE PROCES IS BEST CARRIED OUT BY DISTILLING THE OIL FROM A MIXTURE OF THE OIL AND THE METAL. HYDROFINING EITHER BEFORE OR AFTER THE ALKALI METAL TREAT OR BOTH FURTHER IMPROVES THE OIL.