Hydrotreating supercritical solvent extracts in the presence of alkane extractants
AssigneePhillips Petroleum Company
InventorJim Y. Low
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Abstract
A process of recovering the hydrocarbon values from low organic carbon content deposits comprises the hydrotreating of hydrocarbons from those deposits in the presence of supercritical alkane-containing solv
Claims5
A process for recovering hydrocarbons from naturally-occurring low organic carbon content carbonaceous material selected from oil shale, tar sand, and mixtures thereof comprising the step of contacting said material under supercritical conditions with an added mixture of structurally analogous hydrocarbon solvents wherein at least one solvent is aromatic, at least one solvent is cycloaliphatic and is structurally analogous to the aromatic solvent, and wherein the cycloaliphatic solvent is present in an amount of 2-10% by weight based on the total solvent weight.
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