Abstract: A process for solvent dewaxing a waxy oil feed to obtain petroleum oil lubricating stock comprising the steps of contacting a warm waxy oil feed by indirect heat exchange first with cold filtrate, then with refrigerant to crystallize and precipitate the wax in the oil feed to form an oil/solvent/wax mixture. The oil/solvent/wax mixture is diluted with cold solvent to adjust the viscosity of the mixture and the mixture is fed to a filter which filters and removes the wax from the cold oil/solvent/wax mixture. A cold wax cake is recovered and a cold oil/solvent filtrate stream is recovered. The cold oil/solvent filtrate stream is fed, at the filtration temperature, to a selective permeable membrane. The membrane selectively separates the cold filtrate into a cold solvent permeate stream and a cold filtrate stream which contains the dewaxed oil and the remaining solvent. The cold solvent permeate stream at the filtration temperature is recycled to the filter feed stream.

Abstract: Particulate coal is rendered less subject to spontaneous ignition by simultaneously spraying or otherwise contacting it and cooling it with an aqueous emulsion in water of foots oils, petrolatum filtrate, or hydrocracker recycle oils in water.

Abstract: Particulate coal is rendered less subject to spontaneous ignition by simultaneously spraying or otherwise contacting it and cooling it with an aqueous emulsion in water of a light cycle oil, heavy cycle oil, clarified slurry oil, durene, and other carbonaceous materials derived from coal liquefaction and petroleum refining. Aqueous polymer emulsions and oxidation inhibitors can also be used.

Abstract: An inlet distributor system for a fixed bed catalyst reactor which includes an inlet deflector cone positioned to deflect liquid in cooperation with a splash plate onto a liquid distributor trough positioned therebelow. An upper tray is positioned beneath the distributor trough to receive liquid therefrom. The upper distributor tray has a series of risers in spaced position thereon and extending above and below the upper distributor tray. The risers are hollow and open above and below the upper distributor tray to permit vapor to pass through the tray and each riser has a plurality of weir slots cut into its outer surface through which liquid can pass through the tray. A lower distributor tray is positioned beneath the upper distributor tray to receive liquid passing through the weir slots of the risers. The lower distributor tray has a series of risers and downpipes thereon arranged in a predetermined pattern.

Abstract: A fractionation method and apparatus is disclosed for separating and recovering condensed and absorbed coke vapor from residual material leaving a coker combination tower to thereby obtain increased distillate yield. A resid flash down tower is positioned between the coker combination tower and a delayed coke furnace and operated to recover the higher value liquid product from the residual material containing absorbed coke vapor.

Abstract: A fractionation method and apparatus is disclosed for separating and recovering condensed and absorbed coke drum vapor from residual material leaving a coker combination tower to thereby obtain increased distillate yield. A resid flash down tower is positioned between the coker combination tower and a delayed coke furnace and operated to recover the higher value liquid product from the residual material containing absorbed coke drum vapor.