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US 2024/0325991 A2Published application
Process for pre-treating renewable feedstocks
AssigneeShell Oil Company
InventorsJohannes DEN BOESTERT, Johannes HAAN, Annemargreet VAN DE WOUW, Arian NIJMEIJER
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Abstract
The invention relates to pre-treating an oil derived from a renewable feedstock to remove at least a portion of one or more contaminants by filtering the oil with a nanofiltration membrane. The resulting permeate oil has a reduced concentration of the contaminant relative to the feed stream to the nanofiltration membrane.
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A process for pre-treating renewable feedstocks for the production of fuels and/or chemicals, the process comprising the steps of:
- providing an oil derived from a renewable source, the oil having a contaminant;
- providing a nanofiltration membrane;
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- filtering the oil with the nanofiltration membrane to produce a permeate oil having a reduced concentration of the contaminant.
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