Disposition of steam cracked tar (ExxonMobil)

CATEGORY: DIESEL 
Disposition of steam cracked tar (ExxonMobil)

Type	Patent
Inventor	James N. McCoy
Inventor	Paul F. Keusenkothen
URL	Free Full Text Full Text Source (Subscription or Fee): http://www.google.com/patents/US8709233
Assignee	Exxonmobil Chemical Patents Inc.
Patent Number	US8709233 B2
Issue Date	Apr 29, 2014
Abstract	In the invention, tar is upgraded by deasphalting and then hydrocracking to produce valuable products such as low sulfur diesel fuel and mogas. The invention is also directed to a system integrating a pyrolysis furnace operation with refinery operations.