CA2159322C - Lubricating oil dewaxing using cold solvent recycle process - Google Patents

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Publication number: CA2159322C
Authority: CA; Canada
Prior art keywords: solvent; oil; wax; feed; membrane
Prior art date: 1993-04-23
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Fee Related

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CA002159322A

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Ronald Michael Gould

William Francis Heaney

Albert Richard Nitsch

Howard Edwin Spencer

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Mobil Oil AS

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Mobil Oil AS

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1993-04-23

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1994-04-21

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2005-03-15

1994-04-21 Application filed by Mobil Oil AS filed Critical Mobil Oil AS

1994-11-10 Publication of CA2159322A1 publication Critical patent/CA2159322A1/en

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2005-03-15 Publication of CA2159322C publication Critical patent/CA2159322C/en

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Classifications

- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
- C10G—CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES
- C10G73/00—Recovery or refining of mineral waxes, e.g. montan wax
- C10G73/02—Recovery of petroleum waxes from hydrocarbon oils; Dewaxing of hydrocarbon oils
- C10G73/06—Recovery of petroleum waxes from hydrocarbon oils; Dewaxing of hydrocarbon oils with the use of solvents

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Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Oil, Petroleum & Natural Gas (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Organic Chemistry (AREA)
Production Of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixture For Refining Petroleum (AREA)

CA002159322A 1993-04-23 1994-04-21 Lubricating oil dewaxing using cold solvent recycle process Expired - Fee Related CA2159322C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US08/052,327 US5360530A (en)	1993-04-23	1993-04-23	Lubricating oil dewaxing using membrane separation of cold solvent from dewaxed oil and recycle of cold solvent to filter feed
US052,327		1993-04-23
PCT/US1994/004439 WO1994025543A1 (en)	1993-04-23	1994-04-21	Lubricating oil dewaxing using cold solvent recycle process

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CA2159322A1 CA2159322A1 (en)	1994-11-10
CA2159322C true CA2159322C (en)	2005-03-15

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US (1)	US5360530A (2)
EP (1)	EP0695337B1 (2)
JP (1)	JP3586465B2 (2)
AU (1)	AU675323B2 (2)
CA (1)	CA2159322C (2)
DE (1)	DE69419253T2 (2)
SG (1)	SG43673A1 (2)
WO (1)	WO1994025543A1 (2)

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DE69419253T2 (de)	1999-10-14
US5360530A (en)	1994-11-01
DE69419253D1 (de)	1999-07-29
JPH08508762A (ja)	1996-09-17
AU6711394A (en)	1994-11-21
AU675323B2 (en)	1997-01-30
JP3586465B2 (ja)	2004-11-10
SG43673A1 (en)	1997-11-14
EP0695337A1 (en)	1996-02-07
EP0695337B1 (en)	1999-06-23
CA2159322A1 (en)	1994-11-10
EP0695337A4 (2)	1996-02-21
WO1994025543A1 (en)	1994-11-10

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2001-04-20	EEER	Examination request
2011-04-21	MKLA	Lapsed

Publication	Publication Date	Title
CA2159322C (en)	2005-03-15	Lubricating oil dewaxing using cold solvent recycle process
AU674962B2 (en)	1997-01-16	Lubricating oil dewaxing using membrane separation of cold solvent from dewaxed oil
EP0760844B1 (en)	2002-07-31	Lubricating oil dewaxing with membrane separation of cold solvent
US3720599A (en)	1973-03-13	Continuous dewaxing of oils by in situ refrigeration
US5651877A (en)	1997-07-29	Lubricating oil dewaxing with membrane separation
EP0356081B1 (en)	1993-03-17	Method for reducing the cloud point of materials using an ultrafiltration separation process
AU664170B2 (en)	1995-11-09	Process for petroleum-wax separation at or above room temperature
US4447311A (en)	1984-05-08	Dewaxing process
WO1997012013A1 (en)	1997-04-03	Dynamic selectivation membrane separation process