US Patent:
20200263099, Aug 20, 2020
Inventors:
- Annandale NJ, US
James W. Gleeson - Magnolia TX, US
Joshua J. Matthews - Hankamer TX, US
Kristen L. Sullivan - Stewartsville NJ, US
Jude J. Eziashi - Cambridge MA, US
David Killgore - Cleveland TX, US
Jon D. Lachapelle - Missouri City TX, US
Gaither M. Phillips - Spring TX, US
International Classification:
C10G 73/02
C10G 73/22
Abstract:
Systems and methods are provided for performing solvent dewaxing using a dewaxing solvent that is not fully miscible with the feed being dewaxed. It has been unexpectedly discovered that by operating with a ketone solvent mixture that is beyond the miscibility limit by a small amount, the rate of solvent dewaxing can be substantially increased. Additionally, the difference between the filtration temperature during solvent dewaxing and the pour point of the resulting dewaxed product is unexpectedly reduced. The dewaxing solvent beyond the miscibility limit can correspond to, for example, a solvent mixture where the weight percent of methyl ethyl ketone is beyond the miscibility limit by 0.1 vol % to 5.0 vol %.