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EP 0103528 B1 19850724 - PROCESS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CRUDE OIL BEFORE ITS ATMOSPHERIC DISTILLATION

Title (en)

PROCESS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CRUDE OIL BEFORE ITS ATMOSPHERIC DISTILLATION

Publication

EP 0103528 B1 19850724 (FR)

Application

EP 83401798 A 19830914

Priority

FR 8215501 A 19820914

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0103528A1] 1. A process for treating crude oil, characterized in that, before its atmospheric distillation, said crude oil is subjected to at least one operation for removing salt in the liquid phase, then to at least one de-asphalting operation by treating the salt-free crude oil with an appropriate de-asphalting solvent.

IPC 1-7

C10G 53/04

IPC 8 full level

C10G 33/04 (2006.01); C10G 53/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C10G 53/04 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE DE FR GB IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0103528 A1 19840321; EP 0103528 B1 19850724; DE 103528 T1 19840927; DE 3360440 D1 19850829; FR 2532946 A1 19840316; JP S5974185 A 19840426

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 83401798 A 19830914; DE 3360440 T 19830914; DE 83401798 T 19830914; FR 8215501 A 19820914; JP 17055383 A 19830914