Abstract: The invention reduces cracking catalyst fines in decanted oil by mixing the decanted oil (DCO) containing cracking catalyst fines with asphaltene and then treating the DCO-asphaltene mixture with a non-aromatic hydrocarbon solvent in an extraction unit or in a multi-stage deasphalting unit.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 20, 1990
Date of Patent:
June 23, 1992
Assignee:
Amoco Corporation
Inventors:
James L. Taylor, William I. Beaton, Jeffrey J. Kolstad