Process and device for reducing environmental contaminates in heavy marine fuel oil
US11492559B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 12, 2018 |
| Grant date | Nov 8, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC10L2270/026
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process and device for reducing the environmental contaminants in a ISO 8217 compliant Feedstock Heavy Marine Fuel Oil, the process involving: mixing a quantity of the Feedstock Heavy Marine Fuel Oil with a quantity of Activating Gas mixture to give a feedstock mixture; contacting the feedstock mixture with one or more catalysts to form a Process Mixture from the feedstock mixture; separating the Product Heavy Marine Fuel Oil liquid components of the Process Mixture from the gaseous components and by-product hydrocarbon components of the Process Mixture and, discharging the Product Heavy Marine Fuel Oil. The Product Heavy Marine Fuel Oil is compliant with ISO 821 7 for residual marine fuel oils and has a sulfur level has a maximum sulfur content (ISO 14596 or ISO 8754) between the range of 0.05% wt. to 0.5% wt. The Product Heavy Marine Fuel Oil can be used as or as a blending stock for an ISO 8217 compliant, IMO MARPOL Annex VI (revised) compliant low sulfur or ultralow sulfur heavy marine fuel oil.
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