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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...  
WO/2013/165655A1
The invention relates to processes for converting a mixture of hydrocarbon and oxygenate into products containing acetylene, hydrogen and carbon monoxide and utilizing at least a portion of the acetylene, hydrogen and carbon monoxide for...  
WO/2013/119359A1
A method of removing 02, CO, H2, mercury, and/or sulfur from a fluid stream using a sorbent comprising metallic copper. The metallic copper is formed from direct reduction of a supported copper oxysalt by exposure to a reducing agent at ...  
WO/2013/119361A1
A method of removing heterocyclic sulfide impurities from a fluid stream is presented. The method comprised contacting the fluid stream with a sorbent comprising metallic copper.  
WO/2013/119362A1
A method of removing H2S, a mercaptan, and/or COS from a fluid stream is presented. The method comprises contacting the fluid stream with a sorbent comprising Cu2O.  
WO/2013/116340A1
A process for upgrading an oil feedstock (102) includes reacting the oil feedstock (102) with a quantity of an alkali metal (106), wherein the reaction produces solid materials and liquid materials. The solid materials are separated from...  
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...  
WO/2013/101500A1
Trace amount levels of heavy metals such as mercury in crude oil are reduced by contacting the crude oil with an oxidizing agent and then with a reducing agent. In one embodiment, the oxidizing agent is selected from the group of hydrope...  
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 ...  
WO/2013/101361A1
Methods for making sulfide scavenging compositions are provided. The method comprises reacting at least one secondary amine with at least one aldehyde and solvent in the presence of a catalyst to form a reaction composition, wherein a re...  
WO/2013/077965A1
Methods for reducing sulfides from fluid streams are provided. The methods comprise adding secondary amine-formaldehyde adduct (SAFA) scavengers to fluid streams. The SAFA scavengers added comprise less than about 40 wt% N-methyl seconda...  
WO/2013/077949A1
Methods for making sulfide scavenging compositions are provided. The compositions are secondary amine-formaldehyde adduct (SAFA) scavengers comprising less than about 40 wt% N-methyl secondary amines therein. The methods include reacting...  
WO/2013/075021A1
A reactor has two chambers, namely an oil feedstock chamber and a source chamber. An ion separator separates the oil feedstock chamber from the source chamber, wherein the ion separator allows alkali metal ions to pass from the source ch...  
WO/2013/070385A1
Methods for making asymmetrical triazines are provided. The methods comprise first forming a mixture of at least two primary amines then reacting the mixture with an aldehyde. Methods for removing sulfides from hydrocarbon streams are al...  
WO/2013/059460A1
Hydrogen sulfide evolution from asphalt or heavy fuel oil may be reduced or eliminated using an additive to act as a scavenger. Zinc, in conjunction with an additional metal selected from Fe, Mn, Co, Ni, Cr, Zr, when present in the form ...  
WO/2013/049027A1
A method for reducing the amount of hydrogen sulfide present in liquid hydrocarbon media while minimizing the amount of corrosion in processing equipment contacting the liquid hydrocarbon media. The method includes adjusting a glyoxal so...  
WO/2013/043629A1
The present invention relates to methods for removing sulfur from a hydrocarbon fuel, or fuel precursor feedstream, such as methods comprising contacting a hydrocarbon fuel or fuel precursor feedstream having a relatively low sulfur cont...  
WO/2013/028215A1
A process is described for alkylating benzene contained in a refinery gasoline stream, in which the refinery gasoline stream is contacted with an alkylating agent comprising one or more C2 to C5 olefins in an alkylation reaction zone und...  
WO/2013/025356A2
The invention is directed towards a method of removing mercury bearing species from a hydrocarbon containing fluid. The method comprises the steps of: i) adding dithiocarbamate polymer to the fluid in an amount such that the number of me...  
WO/2013/019631A2
A process is described for reducing the total acid number of a refinery feedstock. In one embodiment, refinery feedstock containing naphthenic acids is contacted with an effective amount of solid catalyst in the presence of an aqueous ca...  
WO/2013/012810A2
A process for removing sulfur, nitrogen or metals from an oil feedstock (102) (such as heavy oil, bitumen, shale oil, etc.) The method involves reacting the oil (102) feedstock with an alkali metal (108) and a radical capping substance (...  
WO/2012/166303A2
Processes and apparatuses are provided for producing a normal paraffin product or a substantially linear paraffin product from a feed including normal hydrocarbons, non-normal hydrocarbons, and contaminants. The contaminants are extracte...  
WO/2012/136063A1
Disclosed is a visible light catalyst for removing sulfur-containing compounds in fuel oil, consisting of a metal MI selected from one of Pt, Pd and Au, a metal MII selected from one of Ru and Ir, and BiVO4 support, the mass ratio of MI+...  
WO/2012/128935A2
The use of neutral aqueous solutions of glyoxal (pH approximately 6 to 8.5) scavenges H2S that is present in natural gas and in oil better than glyoxal alone or base alone. The resulting scavenger combination significantly increases the ...  
WO/2012/108926A1
A process is disclosed for alkylating benzene contained in a benzene-containing refinery gasoline stream also comprising at least 0.1 wt % of at least one C6 to C8 olefin. In the processs, the refinery gasoline stream is contacted under ...  
WO/2012/108861A1
A process for reducing the benzene content of gasoline stream, such as a reformate or light naphtha, comprises alkylating the gasoline stream in a reaction zone with an olefin alkylating agent. A paraffinic stream comprising C5 to ClO pa...  
WO/2012/108924A1
In a process for alkylating benzene contained in a benzene-containing refinery gasoline stream, the benzene-containing refinery gasoline stream is contacted with an alkylating agent selected from one or more C2 to C5 olefins in at least ...  
WO/2012/099778A1
A petroleum feedstock upgrading method is provided. The method includes supplying a mixed stream that includes hydrocarbon feedstock and water to a hydrothermal reactor where the mixed stream is maintained at a temperature and pressure g...  
WO/2012/094233A1
Disclosed herein is an agglomeration-resistant desulfurizing product for removing contaminants from a fluid stream. The agglomeration-resistant desulfurizing product comprising a metal oxide composition for reacting with contaminants and...  
WO/2012/087383A1
Ionic liquid catalyzed hydrocarbon conversion processes for upgrading oxygenate containing olefinic hydrocarbon feedstocks may involve treating an oxygenate containing hydrocarbon stream to provide an olefin enriched hydrocarbon stream, ...  
WO/2012/070065A1
The present invention relates to hydrogen sulfide scavenging additive composition comprising glyoxal and a polymer compound which is polymer made from propylene oxide, which is capable of scavenging or removing hydrogen sulfide in hydroc...  
WO/2012/068277A2
Trace amount levels of heavy metals such as mercury, arsenic, etc., in crude oil are reduced by contacting the crude oil with an oxidizing agent, extracting heavy metals into a water phase for subsequent separation from the crude oil. In...  
WO/2012/059914A1
The present invention relates to methods of removing heteroaromatic sulfides from hydrocarbons (e.g. petroleum products such as gasoline and fuel oils), using polyoxometalate catalysts such as H5PV2Mo10O40 or solvates thereof.  
WO/2012/051130A2
Embodiments of a method for producing a diesel range material having improved cold flow properties are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of providing a waxy diesel range feedstock, producing an intermediary produ...  
WO/2012/051009A1
A method of upgrading a heteroatom-containing hydrocarbon feed by removing heteroatom contaminants is disclosed. The method includes contacting the heteroatom-containing hydrocarbon feed with an oxidant to oxidize the heteroatoms, contac...  
WO/2012/047493A2
Methods and apparatus relate to treating hydrocarbons recovered with steam condensate from a formation. The treating removes particulates from the hydrocarbons by addition of a flocculant to produced fluids containing the hydrocarbons an...  
WO/2012/038499A1
The present invention provides a process for reducing the halogen content of a hydrocarbon product stream which is obtained by a hydrocarbon conversion process in which use is made of a halogen-containing acidic ionic liquid catalyst, wh...  
WO/2012/036986A2
Trace element levels of heavy metals such as mercury in crude oil are reduced by contacting the crude oil with an iodine source, generating a water soluble heavy metal complex for subsequent removal from the crude oil. In one embodiment,...  
WO/2012/036977A2
Trace levels of heavy metals in fluids such as crude oil are reduced by contacting the crude oil with a composition comprising a compound of Formula (I), wherein X is an anion of valency n, the number of phosphonium cations present. In o...  
WO/2012/033782A1
A method and apparatus for upgrading a hydrocarbon feedstock is provided. The method includes the steps of (a) supplying a hydrocarbon feedstock to an oxidation reactor, wherein the hydrocarbon feedstock is oxidized in the presence of a ...  
WO/2012/033780A1
A method and apparatus for upgrading a hydrocarbon feedstock is provided. The method includes the steps of (a) supplying a hydrocarbon feedstock to an oxidation reactor, wherein the hydrocarbon feedstock is oxidized in the presence of a ...  
WO/2012/021358A2
A method of removing sulfur from sour oil by subjecting sour oil having a first sulfur content to high shear in the presence of at least one desulfurizing agent to produce a high shear treated stream, wherein the at least one desulfurizi...  
WO/2012/018976A2
Multi-valent metals, such as iron, may be removed from crude oil by introducing at least one metal removal chemical to the crude oil before, during or after the crude oil is charged to a settling tank. After mixing the metal removal chem...  
WO/2012/018518A2
Processes for producing a low acid biomass-derived pyrolysis oil are provided that include pre-treating a biomass-derived pyrolysis oil to form a treated acid-containing biomass-derived pyrolysis oil. The processes also include esterifyi...  
WO/2012/013142A1
Disclosed a process for processing heavy oil, comprising: (1) dissolving the heavy oil as raw material with a solvent; (2) adding a catalyst into the dissolved heavy oil; and (3) precipitating insoluble components from the dissolved heav...  
WO/2012/009390A2
The invention provides a method of removing mercaptans from hydrocarbon fluids. The method involves using an alpha-amino ether to scavenge the mercaptans. The scavenging reaction converts the mercaptans into a hydrocarbon soluble compoun...  
WO/2012/009391A2
The invention provides a method of removing hydrogen sulfide from hydrocarbon fluids. The method involves using a nitroxide molecule to promote a sulfide scavenger such as alkyl-triazine. The nitroxide effectively accelerates the scaveng...  
WO/2012/009396A2
The invention provides a method of removing hydrogen sulfide from hydrocarbon fluids. The method involves using an alpha-amino ether as a hydrogen sulfide scavenger. This allows for the introduction of an oil soluble scavenger in lieu of...  
WO/2012/004328A1
The invention deals with hydrocarbon feedstock molecular weight increase via olefin oligomerization and/ or olefin alkylation onto aromatic rings. Addition of a purification section allows improved unit working time and lower maintenance.  
WO/2012/003267A2
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and/or mercaptan scavengers are chemicals that remove H2S and/or mercaptans from gas, oil and water. Water-based formulations may be made and used employing scavenging compounds having the formulae:(A) (B) wherein ...  

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