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CCHEMISTRY METALLURGY C10Petroleum, gas C10GCRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES C10G29/00Refining of hydrocarbon oils in the absence of hydrogen, with other chemicals

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containing sulfur as the only hetero atom

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Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Methods of using ionic liquids as paraffin inhibitors, pour point d...

Method for the dissolution of amorphous dithiazines

Oil-wetting chemicals for solids retention

Elemental sulfur dissolution and solvation

Testing H2S scavengers' polymerization factors

Elemental sulfur dissolution and solvation

Method for preparing catalyst for selective hydrogenation of diolefins

Methods of using ionic liquids as corrosion inhibitors

Additives for supercritical water process to upgrade heavy oil

Metal removal from fluids

Metal removal from glycol fluids

Method and apparatus for self-heat-extracting flash evaporation of...

Hydrocracking process and system including separation of heavy poly...

Application of formaldehyde sulfoxylates for scavenging H2S

Metal removal from fluids

Hydrogen sulfide removal process

Additives for supercritical water process to upgrade heavy oil

Selective liquid-liquid extraction of oxidative desulfurization rea...

Application of formaldehyde sulfoxylates for scavenging H2S

Method to improve the efficiency of pipeline transportation of heav...

Purification of mercaptans or thiophenes using dividing wall column...

Hydrogen sulfide removal process

Compositions and methods for dissolution of heavy organic compounds

Oxidation catalyst and processes for using same

Method for simulating high pressure paraffinic froth treatments

Composition of biodegradable surfactants for separating impurities...

Use of sulfonium salts as hydrogen sulfide inhibitors

Method of reducing hydrogen sulfide levels in gaseous mixtures usin...

Composition of biodegradable surfactants for separating impurities...

Method for producing non-carcinogenic aromatic process oil

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

PROCESS FOR THE CONTROL OF SOFTENING POINTS OF PETROLEUM HYDROCARBO...

OIL-WETTING CHEMICALS FOR SOLIDS RETENTION

Testing H2S Scavengers Polymerization Factors

ELEMENTAL SULFUR DISSOLUTION AND SOLVATION

METHODS FOR PREPARING NANO-ORDERED CARBON PRODUCTS FROM REFINERY HY...

METHODS FOR PREPARING NANO-ORDERED CARBON ANODE MATERIALS FOR LITHI...

Methods of Using Ionic Liquids as Demulsifiers

ELEMENTAL SULFUR DISSOLUTION AND SOLVATION

IONIC LIQUIDS AND METHODS OF USING SAME

METAL REMOVAL FROM FLUIDS

Testing H2S Scavengers Polymerization Factors

METAL REMOVAL FROM GLYCOL FLUIDS

ADDITIVES FOR SUPERCRITICAL WATER PROCESS TO UPGRADE HEAVY OIL

METHOD FOR PREPARING CATALYST FOR SELECTIVE HYDROGENATION OF DIOLEFINS

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APPLICATION OF FORMALDEHYDE SULFOXYLATES FOR SCAVENGING H2S

METAL REMOVAL FROM FLUIDS

HYDROGEN SULFIDE REMOVAL PROCESS

METHOD TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION OF HEAV...

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELF-HEAT-EXTRACTING FLASH EVAPORATION OF...

SELECTIVE LIQUID-LIQUID EXTRACTION OF OXIDATIVE DESULFURIZATION REA...

COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DISSOLUTION OF HEAVY ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

APPLICATION OF FORMALDEHYDE SULFOXYLATES FOR SCAVENGING H2S

USE OF SULFONIUM SALTS AS HYDROGEN SULFIDE INHIBITORS

OXIDATION CATALYST AND PROCESSES FOR USING SAME

METHOD OF REDUCING HYDROGEN SULFIDE LEVELS IN GASEOUS MIXTURES USIN...

COMPOUND OF BIODEGRADABLE SURFACTANTS FOR SEPARATING IMPURITIES IN...

METHOD FOR SIMULATING HIGH PRESSURE PARAFFINIC FROTH TREATMENTS

METHOD FOR PRODUCING NON-CARCINOGENIC AROMATIC PROCESS OIL

COMPOUND OF BIODEGRADABLE SURFACTANTS FOR SEPARATING IMPURITIES IN...