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Process for re-refining spent lubeoils
Assignee: TEn Netherlands BV
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Filing: 1987-01-27
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Granted: 1990-07-17
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Expires: 2007-01-27
Abstract
Abstract Process for re-refining spent lubeoils, wherein a lubeoil freed from water and sludge forming impurities is subjected to a pre-destillation at reduced pressure and with a short residence time of the oil in the distillation column and is subsequently subjected to film evaporation under vacuum, in one or more wiped-film evaporators wherein the overhead product obtained with the film evaporator is subjected to an after-treatment after condensation and the heavy bottom product (residue product) of at least one film evaporator is at least partially recycled to the entrance of said film evaporator.
Inventors
- 👤 Leonardus M. M. Mannetje
- 👤 Ashok S. Laghate
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 13:01
CPC Classifications
C; C10; C10M; C10M175/00; C10M175/0025
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
109 words
A process for re-refining spent lubeoils, comprising (a) removing water and sludge forming impurities from lubeoil, (b) subjecting the lubeoil to a pre-distillation at reduced pressure and with a short residence time of the oil in the distillation column, (c) subsequently subjecting it to film evaporation under vacuum, the liquid film being maintained in turbulent motion by wiping, (d) subjecting the overhead product obtained with the film evaporation to an after-treatment after condensation, wherein the film evaporation takes place in one or more wiped-film evaporators and a portion of the total heavy bottom product of at least one film evaporator is recirculated to the entrance of the film evaporator.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
109 words
A process for re-refining spent lubeoils, comprising (a) removing water and sludge forming impurities from lubeoil, (b) subjecting the lubeoil to a pre-distillation at reduced pressure and with a short residence time of the oil in the distillation column, (c) subsequently subjecting it to film evaporation under vacuum, the liquid film being maintained in turbulent motion by wiping, (d) subjecting the overhead product obtained with the film evaporation to an after-treatment after condensation, wherein the film evaporation takes place in one or more wiped-film evaporators and a portion of the total heavy bottom product of at least one film evaporator is recirculated to the entrance of the film evaporator.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
The process, as in claim 1, wherein the after-treatment is a hot soak.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein one film evaporator is used.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein two film evaporators are used, the bottom product of the first evaporator being used as feed for the second one and a portion of the bottom product of the second film evaporator being recirculated to the entrance of said film evaporator.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The process according to claim 1, whereby in each film evaporator wherein recirculation of bottom product takes place, the recirculation comprises 5-30% recirculation based on the total overhead products.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process according to claim 4, wherein the amount of bottom product which is recirculated corresponds to 10-25% of the total overhead product.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process according to claim 5 wherein the amount of bottom product which is recirculated comprises 5-15% of the total overhead product.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
48 words
The process according to claim 2 comprising condensing the overhead product coming from the film evaporator(s) at a temperature of 150°-250° C., and subjecting the condensate to a hot soak wherein the condensate is maintained between 150° and 250° C. for a period of I1 to 30 hours.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process according to claim 8, wherein the condensate is subjected to a catalytic hydrogenation and a lubeoil base is recovered.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
31 words
The process according to claim 9, wherein the "hot-soak" product is combined with the light components which are separated during the pre-distillation and the mixture is subjected to the catalytic hydrogenation.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process according to claim 8 comprising using the condensate as a feed material for catalytic cracking in the fluidized phase.
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