Abstract: UV-unstable hydrocrackate lube oil stock is improved by hydrogenating the stock at a temperature in the 200.degree. to 300.degree. C. range using a hydrogenating component disposed upon an alumina carrier having a substantial pore volume of which a major portion is in pores having diameters in the 80- to 150-Angstrom range.
Abstract: Low-octane C.sub.5 -C.sub.6 gasoline pool mixtures or components are upgraded into improved-octane gasoline blendstock by (1) catalytically converting a minor yet significant portion of the C.sub.6 -fraction into a relatively high-octane stock using a unique crystalline aluminosilica zeolite catalyst, (2) isomerizing the C.sub.5 -fraction plus the remainder of the C.sub.6 -fraction, and (3) blending the converted C.sub.6 -portion with the C.sub.5 -C.sub.6 isomerizate.
Abstract: An arsenic-contaminated shale oil is thermally treated to precipitate the arsenic and to lower the pour point. Treated oil is then transported and thereafter heated to produce coke and a liquid hydrocarbon distillate. At least a portion of the distillate is catalytically processed in the presence of hydrogen, forming a treated shale oil product.
Abstract: A fluids spraying assembly for use with pressure vessels, the assembly being adapted to permit the spraying head to be retracted for inspection and replaced in spraying use without leakages of gases from the pressure vessel.