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Low sulfur fuel oil blends for paraffinic resid stability and associated methods

US11920096B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 3, 2022
Grant dateMar 5, 2024
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Expiry dateJun 3, 2042

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC10L2290/547
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Low sulfur fuel oil blend compositions and methods of making such blend compositions to increase the stability and compatibility of LSFO blends having paraffinic resids that are blended with distillates and/or cracked stocks of higher asphaltenes and/or aromatics content. In one or more embodiments, distillates and/or cracked stocks that incrementally reduce the initial aromaticity of the distillate or cracked stock with the highest aromaticity are sequentially blended prior to resid addition. Such incremental reduction and sequential blending have been found to provide a resulting low sulfur fuel oil blend that is both compatible and stable.

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