Abstract: Synthesis gas, fuel gas, or reducing gas is produced by the noncatalytic partial oxidation of a slurry of ash-containing solid carbonaceous fuel in a liquid carrier with a free-oxygen containing gas in the free-flow reaction zone of a refractory lined gas generator at an autogenous temperature in the range of about 2350.degree. F. to 2900.degree. F. so that about 75 to 95 weight percent of the carbon in the fuel feed to the reaction zone is converted into carbon oxides. The hot effluent gas stream from the reaction zone containing entrained particulate carbon, unconverted solid carbonaceous fuel, and molten slag is passed through a free-flow radiant cooler where it is contacted by and provides the heat to vaporize an aqueous solution of catalyst consisting of alkali metal and/or alkaline earth metal compound in water. In the presence of the catalyst, H.sub.

Abstract: A two-stage cascade flow fluid catalytic cracking process capable of converting high molecular weight hydrocarbons containing catalyst poisons into products of lower molecular weight with high activity cracking catalyst susceptible to catalyst poisons, the cascade flow process resulting in higher yields of desired motor fuel fractions than those obtainable with conventional riser flow fluid catalytic cracking processes. Catalyst poisons, e.g.

Abstract: Disclosed are curing agents for epoxy resins consisting of modified polyoxyalkylenepolyamines obtained by the addition reaction of an alkyleneimine to a polyoxyalkylenepolyamine, preferably a polyoxypropylenepolyamine or polyoxyethylenepolyalkylamine, and ethyleneimine or propyleneimine in acid medium.

Abstract: Synthesis gas is produced by partial oxidation of slurried coal followed by separation of ash, the temperature of the gas being thereafter controlled to permit a desired portion thereof to be directly contacted with water to achieve a gas/stream mixture of predetermined composition prior to shift conversion, the other portion being preferably convectively cooled for maximum thermal efficiency and then scrubbed prior to withdrawal as carbon monoxide-containing product.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for regeneration of coked catalyst resulting from a hydrocarbon conversion reaction in which catalyst regeneration is carried out in a plurality of superposed regeneration zones comprising the combination of a first dense phase fluidized bed regeneration zone, an entrained catalyst dilute phase regeneration zone superposed on said first regeneration zone, and a second dense phase fluid bed regeneration zone superposed on said dilute phase regeneration zone. Catalyst is regenerated by combustion of coke from the surface of the catalyst at an elevated temperature in the range of 675.degree. to 800.degree. C. with an excess of oxygen supplied by an oxygen-containing regeneration gas part of which is introduced into the first fluidized bed regeneration zone and part into said dilute phase regeneration zone, including a novel means of control of the rate of catalyst recirculated from said second dense phase regeneration zone to said first regeneration zone.

Abstract: The invention relates to a novel compound comprising the reaction product of a benzophenonetetracarboxylic dianhydride or a benzophenonetetracarboxylic acid, in particular, 3,3'4,4'-benzophenonetetracarboxylic dianhydride, and a polyol, and the use of this novel compound as a stabilizer for middle distillate fuels extended with non-petroleum distillates.

Abstract: A method for maintaining a desired catalyst regeneration temperature in a fluid catalytic cracking unit operating with complete combustion of coke to carbon dioxide when the coke content of the spent catalyst supplied to the regeneration zone from the reaction zone is insufficient to maintain the temperature in the regeneration zone necessary for complete combustion of coke to carbon dioxide in which residual liquid hydrocarbon from the cracking reaction zone is introduced into contact with partially spent cracking catalyst at cracking reaction temperature effecting conversion of said residue to volatile reaction products and additional coke deposit on the spent catalyst in an amount sufficient to maintain the temperature in the regeneration zone necessary for complete combustion of coke to carbon dioxide and substantially complete removal of carbon from the catalyst.

Abstract: A fluid catalytic cracking process and apparatus in which a plurality of hydrocarbon feedstocks including at least one normally gaseous paraffinic hydrocarbon feedstock and at least one normally liquid hydrocarbon feedstock are subjected to cracking reaction conditions in a common transport type reaction zone in the presence of a zeolite cracking catalyst. Fresh hot regenerated catalyst is first contacted with a normally gaseous paraffinic hydrocarbon under dehydrogenation reaction conditions effecting conversion to normally gaseous olefins, and fresh normally liquid cracking charge stock is contacted in the reaction zone under cracking reaction conditions with the gaseous paraffinic and olefinic hydrocarbons.

Abstract: A tension leg platform system for use in drilling wellbores into the floor of an offshore body of water. Included in the system is a buoyancy control vessel having a plurality of pull down cables attached thereto which extend to the ocean floor. A plurality of spaced apart anchors disposed at the ocean floor are positioned to receive the lower ends of the respective pull down cables. A submergible hull slidably engages the respective hold down cables such that the hull can be controllably lowered to the ocean floor whereby a canopy carried on the hull will cover an uncontrollably flowing well to conduct the effluent to the water's surface.

Abstract: A lubricating oil solvent refining process employing N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone as solvent in which solvent is recovered from a solvent-oil mixture in a staged series of vaporization zones at progressively increasing pressure with external heat supplied only to the vaporization stage having the highest pressure followed by vacuum flash vaporization and inert gas stripping of further portions of the solvent from the extract wherein the partially denuded extract from the vacuum flash vaporization stage is heated in the presence of inert gas prior to introduction into the inert gas stripping zone.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for catalytic conversion of hydrocarbon feedstocks and regeneration of coked catalyst resulting from the hydrocarbon conversion reaction in which the catalyst regeneration is carried out in a combination of dense phase fluidized bed, an entrained phase regeneration zone and a second dense phase fluidized bed and the hydrocarbon conversion reaction is carried out in a high velocity short contact time dilute phase reaction zone wherein the reaction time and temperature and the regenerator temperature may be separately varied to provide and maintain optimum conversion conditions.

Abstract: A coal-water slurry having a high solids content and improved pumpability containing a viscosity improving amine additive from the group consisting of substituted 3-amino carboxylic acids, dialkanol alkyl amines or diamines is provided as well as a method of preparation.

Abstract: A novel fuel composition contains ethanol or gasohol plus, as a wear-inhibiting additive, a reaction product of one mole of itaconic acid and two moles of N-mono-oleyl-1,3-diaminopropane.

Abstract: In a high pressure process for the production of synthesis gas from ash-containing fuels where the ash is collected in water in a settling zone below the gasification chamber, bridging by the slag in the narrower sections of the settling zone is avoided by passing a gas upwardly through the settling zone water.

Abstract: As a detergent and corrosion inhibiting fuel additive, the product resulting from reaction of trimellitic anhydride and a N- C.sub.10 -C.sub.25 -hydrocarbyl-1,3-diaminopropane and a fuel composition containing same.

Abstract: An integrated process for the production of fuels from tar sands in which bitumen is recovered from the tar sand by a hot-water separation step, recovered bitumen is converted in a hydroconversion step to gaseous and liquid fuels, carbonaceous residue from the bitumen conversion step is gasified with oxygen to produce synthesis gas, hot synthesis gas from the gasification step is water washed, hot water from the water wash step provides hot water for the separation step, and synthesis gas from the gasification step provides hydrogen for the bitumen conversion step. Soot recovered from the synthesis gas in the water wash step is transferred to the bitumen in the separation step and ultimately consumed in the process. Water contaminants from the tar sand separation step are largely eliminated in the gasification step.

Abstract: Para-xylene may be separated as front-end product in high purity by contacting charge C-8 aromatic hydrocarbon mixture with certain NaY-type zeolites in the presence of a pyridine.

Abstract: Unconverted char in a mixture of particles formed in the partial oxidation of an ash-containing solid fuel is recovered by grinding the mixture and subjecting the ground material to froth flotation.

Abstract: A lubricating oil solvent refining process employing N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone as solvent in which solvent is recovered from a solvent-oil mixture in a staged series of vaporization zones at progressively increasing pressure with external heat supplied only to the vaporization stage having the highest pressure and control of vaporization in the lower pressure stages is effected by passing a minor portion of the vapors from the highest pressure stage to the lowest pressure stage. A high temperature vacuum flash vaporization zone may follow the high pressure vaporization stage with external heat supplied to the vacuum flash vaporization zone.

Abstract: A method for starting up a pressurized partial oxidation gas generation system comprising a gas generator and gas purification train without atmospheric pollution. The method comprises isolating and prepressuring the gas purification train to a pressure of at least 50 percent of normal operating pressure, starting the gas generator and autogenously increasing the pressure in the gas generator to the pressure of the gas purification train before establishing communication with the gas purification train to permit flow of gas through the gas purification train. Purified gases discharged from the gas purification train may be burned in a flare without atmospheric pollution.