Upgrading raw shale-derived crude oils to hydrocarbon distillate fuels

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PATENT NO 9725661
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14793045

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Integrated processes for upgrading crude shale-derived oils, such as those produced by oil shale retorting or by in situ extraction or combinations thereof. Processes disclosed provide for a split-flow processing scheme to upgrade whole shale oil. The split flow concepts described herein, i.e., naphtha and kerosene hydrotreating in one or more stages and gas oil hydrotreating in one or more stages, requires additional equipment as compared to the alternative approach of whole oil hydrotreating. While contrary to conventional wisdom as requiring more capital equipment to achieve the same final product specifications, the operating efficiency vis a vis on-stream time efficiency and product quality resulting from the split flow concept far exceed in value the somewhat incrementally higher capital expenditure costs.

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LUMMUS TECHNOLOGY INCBLOOMFIELD NJ

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Arora, Arun Bloomfield, US 18 50
Greene, Marvin I Clifton, US 47 778
Mukherjee, Ujjal K Montclair, US 37 418

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