Kinetic oil processing system
AssigneeDavid Johnson
InventorDavid Johnson
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Abstract
A system for purifying petroleum or oil shale is provided. The system includes a pressurized cracking tank configured to receive petroleum or crushed oil shale; and a rotary kiln configured to receive product from the pressurized cracking tank. A method of processing petroleum or oil shale is also provided. The method includes feeding the petroleum or the oil shale into a pressurized cracking tank; heating the petroleum or the oil shale to withdraw oil vapors containing hydrocarbons; and feeding the petroleum or the oil shale from the pressurized cracking tank into a rotating kiln.
Claims20
A system for purifying petroleum or oil shale, comprising:
- a pressurized cracking tank configured to receive petroleum or crushed oil shale;
- a rotary kiln configured to receive product from the pressurized cracking tank;
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- one or more distillation columns having a top portion and a bottom portion, wherein the distillation column is configured to receive product from the rotary kiln at the top portion.
A method of processing petroleum or oil shale, comprising:
- feeding the petroleum or the oil shale into a pressurized cracking tank;
- heating the petroleum or the oil shale to withdraw oil vapors containing hydrocarbons;
- feeding the petroleum or the oil shale from the pressurized cracking tank into a rotating kiln;
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- removing the petroleum or the oil shale from the kiln and feeding the petroleum or the oil shale into distillation column.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.