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THE mysterious Willard Huntington Wright was born in 1888 in Charlottesville, Virginia. He was educated at St. Vincent College, California, 1903; Pomona College, California, 1904; and Harvard University, 1906. At Harvard he was a prize student in anthropology and ethnology. In 1907 he married Katharine Belle Boynton of Seattle, Washington, and in the same year became literary editor of the Los Angeles Times.
During his six years with the Times, Wright also served as literary critic for Town Topics, 1910-14; dramatic critic for the same, 1912-14; and editor of Smart Set Magazine, 1912-14. In 1915 he became art critic for The Forum, the following year he was literary critic for International Studio, and in 1917 he served as literary editor of the New York Evening Mail. In 1918-19 he was music critic and art editor of the San Francisco Bulletin, and in 1922-23 he was art critic for Hearst's International Magazine.
Beginning in 1913, Wright published various books on art, literature, and music, which were regarded as scholarly works, but gave him little fame. In 1916 he published a novel, The Man of Promise, dealing with the failure of a man of high talent, which received little attention.
About 1925 Wright underwent a long illness. During his convalescence, by way of occupational therapy, he wrote The Benson Murder Case, in which he created the character of Philo Vance, a master sleuth. In order that his mystery novels should not be judged in comparison with his previous scholarly works, he adopted the pseudonym of S. S. Van Dine, taking an old family name from his maternal grandmother who was a Van Dyne.
The Benson Murder Case was published in Scribner's Magazine and then in book form in 1926. By the time the second of the series, The Canary Murder Case, appeared a year later, Van Dine had become a best-seller, Vance was a household word, and guessing the author's identity was a favorite pastime. When Van Dine wrote an article for a Chicago paper, he responded to the editor's malicious request for a photo with a caricature of himself (having been a painter) which was faithful in every detail, yet unfaithful in general impression. It had the prehensile ears, hair parted to the right, beard, mustache, and monocle. This drawing led to a comparison of the works of S. S. Van Dine with those of Willard Huntington Wright, and thus to a discovery of the author's closely-guarded identity thru certain similarities in those works.
In 1927 Wright published, under his own name, an anthology called The Great Detective Stories, which he prefaced with a thirty-five page essay on the types of detective fiction produced in America, England, France, Germany, Austria, and Russia since Poe and Gaboriau. Under his own name he also wrote an introduction to Some Famous Medical Trials. At the same time he wrote articles on detective fiction under his pen-name. Under both names he expressed some of the same ideas, in some of the same language. When this evidence was presented, together with other clues, he finally admitted his identity. When Wright's neglected novel, The Man of Promise, was reissued in 1929 after he became known as S. S. Van Dine, it received high praise.
Meanwhile, at the rate of one a year, Wright continued to produce Philo Vance's ingenious solutions of baffling murders. After the Canary Murder Case came: The Greene Murder Case (1928), The Bishop Murder Case (1929), The Scarab Murder Case (1930). The author allotted himself six years to produce the complete works of S. S. Van Dine. After the publication in 1931 of the sixth of the series, The Autumn Murder Case, he planned to bid farewell to his successful pseudonymous self and return to his old identity. He planned then to complete the writing of Philology and the Writer and Modern Music. The latter is to supplement Modern Painting (1915) and Modern Literature (1926) and, like them, will be applications of the critical theory enunciated in The Creative Will (1916).
Van Dine's special skill was the constructionof interesting, complex, book length plots. He was not anywhereas good at ingenious puzzle ideas of the sort Chesterton, Christie,and Carr excelled at. But his books and their solid constructionfascinate. Detail after detail gets piled up into an interestingpattern. This can be better described as "Good storytelling"or "Good construction" than as "clever mystery ideas",perhaps. Van Dine's are novels in which the unfolding plot in allits details is more interesting than the solution. This is not tosay the plot is necessarily ultra-complicated. Van Dine's plotsare more well-proportioned than huge; some of his followers expandedtheir range, especially Queen and Abbott. Reading Van Dine's booksis an experience in beauty. The well designed stories meet the beautifulliterary style.
Wright is the very model for Philo Vance himself. A versatile scholar, he is acquainted with languages, literatures, sciences, art, criminology, medicine. He has studied abroad. An interviewer who visited Wright in his study in the West Seventies of New York City writes: "The gentleman seated opposite us was meticulously, groomed and completely at ease in his soft flannel robe. His grey Van Dyke befits his character perfectly. The expression of his eyes changes with his conversation from quiet amusement to intense interest and back to amusement in the course of a sentence. A straight nose and high forehead complete the impression of dignity and extraordinary alertness . . . As we talked he lighted a fresh cigarette at regular ten minute intervals, each time selecting a new holder from a right-hand drawer of the desk." The visitor found the room perfectly conceived for the study of a master sleuth: "It is a large room, rather high, with solid book-shelves against the walls to a convenient reaching height. Above the shelves are hung modern paintings, the predominant note of which is brilliant coloring. These paintings stand out remarkably in the rather dim light of the study. On the north wall is probably the most complete library of detective fiction ever assembled; against the west wall is, perhaps, the most complete private library of Egyptology, including many papyri, in the United States; and the remaining space is given to subjects interesting to a gentleman who delves into arts and sciences."Information source: wikipedia


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Of course, their false claims didn't work the last time around, but since the Religious Right can't oppose ENDA on its merits, they're stuck with using the same fearmongering tactics once again:
Does this seem familiar? It should, because it's exactly what FRC did in opposing hate crimes:
As I pointed out not too long ago, if anything the Religious Right had said about the dire impact that hate crimes legislation would have on religious freedom had been true, they would pretty much all be in jail now.
But they aren't ... and that is because every claim they made was false.
And now they are making those very same claims about ENDA.
You really have to marvel at the Religious Right's strategy in opposing ENDA as they seem intent on using the exact same playbook they used against hate crimes legislation despite the fact that their anti-hate crimes strategy failed and their dire predictions about hate crimes spelling the end of religious liberty have been proven demonstrably false.
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The present application is a continuation-in-part of my copending application, Ser. No. 413,132, filed Nov. 5, 1973, now abandoned, all the teachings of which copending application are incorporated herein by specific reference thereto.
The combination process described herein is adaptable to the hydrorefining of asphaltenic hydrocarbonaceous charge stocks. More specifically, the present invention is directed toward a combination process for the desulfurization of hydrocarbonaceous residuals including atmospheric tower bottoms product, vacuum tower bottoms product, crude oil residuum, topped and/or reduced crude oils, crude oil extracts, crude oils extracted from tar sand, oil shale, etc.
Petroleum crude oils and particularly the heavy residuals extracted from tar sands, topped or reduced crudes and vacuum residuum, contain high molecular weight sulfurous compounds in exceedingly large quantities, nitrogenous compounds, high molecular weight organo-metallic complexes, principally comprising nickel and vanadium as the metal component, and heptane-insoluble asphaltic material. The latter is generally found to be complexed with, or linked to sulfur, and to a certain extent with the metallic components. A black oil can be generally characterized as a heavy hydrocarbonaceous material of which more than 10% boils above a temperature of 1050�F. (referred to as non-distillable), and having a gravity of less than 20� API. Sulfur concentrations are exceedingly high, most often greater than 2 percent by weight, and may range as high as 5 percent by weight. Conradson Carbon Residue factors exceed 1 weight percent and a great proportion of black oils exhibit a Conradson Carbon Residue factor above 10. An abundant supply of such hydrocarbonaceous material currently exists, most of which has a gravity less than 10� API, and which is characterized by a boiling range indicating that 30 percent or more boils above a temperature of 1050�F.
Nitrogenous and sulfurous compounds are objectionable since the combustion of various fuels containing these impurities causes the release of nitrogen oxides and sulfurous oxides which are noxious, corrosive and present, therefore, a serious problem with respect to pollution of the earth's atmosphere. Nitrogen is particularly undesirable since it effectively poisons various catalytic composites which may be employed in subsequent processes for the conversion of these petroleum fractions.
In addition, black oil charge stocks contain a high-boiling fraction comprising high molecular weight asphaltenic compounds. These are non-distillable, oil-insoluble coke precursors. Asphaltenes are generally colloidally dispersed within a petroleum crude oil, vacuum or tower bottoms product, and, when subjected to various reactions at elevated temperatures, have the tendency to polymerize, thereby making conversion thereof to more valuable distillable hydrocarbons extremely difficult.
The primary difficulty in hydrorefining an asphaltone containing black oil resides in carbon formation due to the asphaltenic compounds, such carbon formation being favored as a result of the insolubility of these asphaltenic compounds. A gummy carbonaceous deposit is formed and causes the catalyst particles to become bound together, thereby restricting the flow of reactants through the catalyst bed. Furthermore, the presence of asphaltenes interferes with the capability of the catalyst to effect a reduction in sulfurous and nitrogenous compounds.
The desirability of removing the foregoing described contaminating influences is well known within the art of petroleum refining. Heretofore, heavy black oils have been hydrorefined utilizing two principal approaches: liquid phase hydrogenation and vapor phase hydrocracking. In the former type of process, the oil is passed upwardly in liquid phase and in admixture with hydrogen, existing as a separate phase, through a fixed bed or slurry of sub-divided catalyst. Although perhaps effective in removing oil-soluble, organo-metallic complexes, such a process is relatively ineffective with respect to the oil-insoluble asphaltenes which are colloidally dispersed within the charge stock. Since the hydrogenation zone is at an elevated temperature, the retention of these unconverted asphaltenes, suspended in free liquid phase oil for an extended period of time, results in polymerization, causing conversion thereof to become substantially more difficult. Vapor phase hydrocracking is effected either with a fixed bed or a fluidized bed at temperatures substantially above about 950�F. While this technique obviates to some extent the drawbacks of liquid phase hydrogenation, it is not well-suited to treat the heavy hydrocarbon fractions because their non-volatility causes coke formation, with the result that the catalytic composite succumbs to rapid deactivation: this type of system requires a large capacity catalyst regeneration facility in order to implement the process on a continuous basis. Since the rate of diffusion of the oil-insoluble asphaltenes is significantly lower than that of dissolved molecules of approximately the same molecular size, a fixed bed process in which the charge stock and hydrogen are passed in a downwardly direction has been thought to be impractical. Selective hydrorefining of a wide boiling range charge stock is not easily obtained and excessive amounts of gases are produced at the expance of more valuable normally liquid hydrocarbons. The deposition of excessive quantities of gummy carbonaceous material results in plugging of fixed bed catalyst beds, as well as restriction of the recirculation in a fluidized catalyst system.
I have observed that hydrorefining of a two-phase system has met with only limited success because of improper flow distribution resulting in imperfect contact by the charge with all of the available catalytic sites in a reaction zone. When a portion of the catalyst bed becomes wetted and the liquid phase begins to take a preferred path through the reaction zone, the charge stock fails to be thoroughly treated. At the same time, the rush of the gaseous phase in the form of volatile hydrocarbons and hydrogen tends to further accelerate the trickle of the liquid phase through the preferred channels or routes, which only compounds the initial problem. In a liquid phase hydrogenation, the lack of a uniform flow distribution is not as severe as in the two-phase system but the problem nevertheless exists. The channeling in the reaction zone is reduced since the hydrocarbon charge is entirely in the liquid phase but the accompanying hydrogen present in the vapor phase only aggravates the inability to create uniform distribution of the charge stock in a reaction zone.
I have found that if the hydrocarbons which are contained in a selected charge stock and which are volatile at reaction zone conditions are removed and processed in a conventional vapor phase reaction zone, the non-volatile remainder, together with dissolved hydrogen, may be readily and easily processed in a fixed-bed catalytic reaction zone without the detrimental effects of uneven flow distribution. Since hydrogen is consumed in hydrorefining, the dissolved hydrogen must be continuously replaced in order to prevent coking in a manner which does not create a vapor phase to ensure even flow distribution. A suitable technique is to add hydrogen directly to the reaction zone via a multiplicity of injection points located along the direction of flow.
A principal object of the present invention is to provide a continuous process for hydrorefining an asphaltene containing charge stock such as petroleum crude oil which process alleviates the uneven flow distribution problem associated with the two-phase processing system.
Another object is to hydrorefine heavy hydrocarbon charge stocks, a significant amount of which exhibits a boiling range above a temperature of 1050�F., i.e., at least about 10 percent boils above this temperature, and often more than 30 percent, into high yields of fuel oil containing less than 1 percent by weight of sulfur and preferably less than 0.5 percent sulfur.
In one embodiment, therefore, the present invention encompasses a combination process for hydrorefining an asphaltenic hydrocarbonaceous charge stock containing at least one contaminant from the group of sulfurous compounds and nitrogenous compounds to produce a fuel oil product containing less than 10% by weight of sulfur which process comprises the steps of: (a) admixing said charge stock with hydrogen in an amount of from 2000 to about 6000 S.C.F./bbl. and heating the resulting mixture to a temperature of 600�F. to 800�F. and a pressure of about 1000 psig. to about 4000 psig.; (b) separating the heated mixture in a first separation zone to provide a first vapor phase and a first liquid phase containing hydrogen dissolved therein; (c) hydrorefining the first vapor phase with a first hydrorefining catalyst in a first hydrorefining zone to obtain a first hydrorefined effluent; (d) hydrorefining the first liquid phase with a second hydrorefining catalyst in a second fixed-bed hydrorefining zone to obtain a second hydrorefined effluent; (e) separating said first hydrorefined effluent, in a second separation zone at a temperature of from about 60�F. to about 140�F., and a pressure substantially the same as that of said first hydrorefining zone to provide a hydrogen-rich second vapor and a second liquid phase; (f) passing a portion of said hydrogen-rich second vapor to said hydrorefining step (d) in an amount of from 200 to about 2000 S.C.F./bbl. of liquid charge; (g) separating said second hydrorefined effluent in a third separation zone to provide a hydrogen-rich third vapor phase and a third liquid phase; and, (h) recovering said fuel oil product from said second liquid phase and said third liquid phase.
Other embodiments of my invention, as hereinafter set forth in greater detail, reside primarily in particularly desirable process variables and processing techniques.
Other objects and embodiments of my invention will be evident from the following, more detaled description of the present combination process.
Before describing my invention with reference to the accompanying drawing and by way of illustrating the manner in which it facilitates hydrorefining an asphaltenic hydrocarbon, several definitions are believed necessary in order that a clear understanding is afforded. In the present specification, the phase "pressure substantially the same as," is intended to connote that pressure under which a downstream vessel is maintained, allowing only for the pressure drop experienced as a result of the flow of fluids through the system. That is, no specific, intentional means will be employed to reduce the pressure. Conversion conditions are intended to be those conditions imposed upon the catalytic conversion zone in order to hydrorefine the black oil. The conversion conditions are intended to include temperatures in the range from about 650�F. to about 800�F., measured at the inlet of the catalyst bed. Since the bulk of the reactions are exothermic, the reaction zone effluent will be at a higher temperature. In order that catalyst stability be preserved, it is preferred to control the inlet temperature such that the affluent temperature does not exceed about 900�F. Hydrogen is initially mixed with the black oil charge stock, by means of compression recycle in an amount generally less than about 10,000 s.c.f./bbl., at the selected operating pressure, and preferably in an amount of from about 2000 to about 6000 s.c.f./bbl. The operating pressure will be greater than 1000 psig. and generally in the range of about 1500 psig. to about 4000 psig. The oil passes through the catalytic reaction zones at a liquid hourly space velocity defined as volumes of liquid hydrocarbon charge per hour, measured at 60�F., per volume of catalyst disposed in the reaction zone, of from about 0.2 to about 2. When conducted as a continuous process, it is particularly preferred to introduce the distillable portion of the black oil into the reaction zone in such a manner that the same passes through the zone in downward flow. The non-distillable portion may likewise be processed in downward fashion but the preferred processing method is upflow. In some instances, as a way to more fully ensure that even flow distribution is obtained in the catalytic reaction zones, it may be desirable to provide the reaction zone with a packed bed or beds of inert material such as particles of granite, procelain, beryl saddles, sand, aluminum or other metal turnings, etc., or to employ perforated trays or special mechanical means for this purpose.
As hereinbefore set forth, hydrogen is employed in admixture with the charge stock and preferably in an amount of from about 3000 to about 6000 s.c.f./bbl. The hydrogen-containing gas stream, herein sometimes designated as "recycle hydrogen," since it is conveniently recycled externally of the hydrorefining zones, fulfills several functions: it serves as a hydrogenating agent and a heat carrier. Since some hydrogenation will be effected, there will be a net consumption of hydrogen; to supplement this, make-up hydrogen is added to the system from any suitable external source. The catalytic composite disposed within the reaction zones can be characterized as comprising a metallic component having hydrogenation activity, which component is composited with a refractory inorganic oxide carrier material of either synthetic or natural origin. The precise composition and method of manufacturing the carrier material is not considered essential to the present process, although a siliceous carrier, such as 88.0% alumina and 12.0% silica, or 63.0% alumina and 37.0% silica, are generally preferred. Suitable metallic components having hydrogenation activity are those selected from the group consisting of the metals of Group VI-B and VIII of the Periodic Table, as indicated in the Periodic Chart of the Elements, Fisher Scientific Company, (1953). Thus, the catalytic composite may comprise one or more metallic components from the group of molybdenum, tungsten, chromium, iron, cobalt, nickel, platinum, palladium, iridium, osmium, rhodium, ruthenium, and mixtures thereof. The concentration of the catalytically active metallic component, or components, is primarily dependent upon the particular metal as well as the characteristics of the charge stock. For example, the metallic components of Group VI-B are preferably present in an amount within the range of about 1.0% to about 20.0% by weight, the iron-group metals in an amount within the range of about 0.2% to about 10.0% by weight, whereas the platinum-group metals are preferably present in an amount within the range of about 0.1% to about 5.0% by weight, all of which are calculated as if the components existed within the finished catalytic composite as the elemental metal.
The refractory inorganic oxide carrier material may comprise alumina, silica, zirconia, magnesia, titania, boria, strontia, hafnia, and mixtures of the two or more including silica-alumina, alumina-silica-boron phosphate, silica-zirconia, silica-magnesia, silica-titania, alumina-zirconia, alumina-magnesia, alumina-titania, magnesia-zirconia, titania-zirconia, magnesia-titania, silica-alumina-zirconia, silica-alumina-magnesia, silica-alumina-titania, silica-magnesia-zirconia, silica-alumina-boria, etc. It is preferred to utilize a carrier material containing at least a portion of silica, and preferably a composite of alumina and silica with alumina being in the greater proportion.
The effluent from the reaction phase reacton zone is passed into a suitable, high pressure separator from which the normally liquid hydrocarbons are recovered, while at least a portion of the hydrogen-rich gaseous phase is used to replace hydrogen consumed in the liquid phase reaction zone and the remainder, if any, joins the liquid phase reaction zone effluent. The liquid phase reaction zone effluent is passed into another high pressure separator from which the normally liquid hydrocarbons are recovered, while the hydrogen-rich gaseous phase is returned to the fresh charge stock stream in admixture with additional external hydrogen required to replenish and compensate for the net hydrogen consumption which may range from about 200 to about 2000 s.c.f./bbl. of liquid charge, the precise amount being dependent upon the characteristics of the charge stock and the severity of the operating conditions. The recycle hydrogen-rich gas stream may be treated by any suitable means for the purpose of effecting the removal of ammonia and hydrogen sulfide resulting from the conversion of nitrogenous and sulfurous compounds. Furthermore, the normally liquid hydrocarbons removed from both high pressure separators are introduced into a low pressure separator for the purpose of removing dissolved normally gaseous hydrocarbons, including methane, ethane propane, hydrogen sulfide and ammonia from the normally liquid hydrocarbon product. Under certain circumstances, it may be desirable to remove normally liquid distillable hydrocarbons along with the normally gaseous hydrocarbons.
Other operating conditions and preferred operating techniques will be given in conjunction with the following description of the present process. In further describing this process, reference will be made to the accompanying FIGURE which illustrates one specific embodiment of my invention.
In the drawing, the embodiment is presented by means of a simplified flow diagram in which such details as compressors, pumps, instrumentation and controls, heat-exchange and heat-recovery circuits, valving, start-up lines and similar hardware have been omitted as being non-essential to an understanding of the techniques involved. The use of such miscellaneous appurtenances, to modify the process, are well within the purview of one skilled in the art.
For the purpose of demonstrating the illustrated embodiment, the drawing will be described in connection with the hydrorefining of a crude tower bottoms stream in a commercially scaled unit. It is to be understood that the charge stock, stream compositions, operating conditions, design of reactors, separators and the like, are exemplary only, and may be varied widely without departure from the spirit of my invention, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims. With reference now to the drawing, a crude tower bottoms stream having the properties set forth in Table I, is introduced into the process via line 1:
TABLE I______________________________________Crude Tower Bottoms Properties______________________________________Gravity, �API at 60�F. 14.3Sulfur, weight percent 3.0Nitrogen, p.p.m. 3830Pentane-insoluble Asphaltenes,weight percent 10.9Distillation, �F.10% 63630% 82150% 92460% 1050Total Metals, p.p.m. 91______________________________________
After appropriate heat-exchange with various hot effluent streams, the charge stock, in an amount of 10,000 bbl./day at a temperature of 600�F. and under a pressure of 2500 psig., is admixed with a hydrogen-rich gaseous phase which is introduced via line 2 in an amount of 6000 s.c.f./bbl. The recycle hydrogen-rich stream results in part from a vaporous phase provided by high pressure separator 18, and in part by a hydrogen make-up stream introduced via line 20. The mixture enters heater 3 at a temperature of about 590�F., which temperature is raised to a level of 800�F. The thus heated mixture is charged to separator 5 via line 4. Approximately 35 percent or 3500 bbl./day of the charge stock together with undissolved hydrogen-rich gas is withdrawn from separator 5 in the vapor phase via line 6 and charged to reactor 7.
Reactor 7 has disposed therein a catalytic composite of 2 percent by weight of cobalt and 8 percent by weight of molybdenum, calculated as the elements, and based upon the total composite. The carrier material consists of finely divided alumina particles. A sufficient quantity of catalyst is placed in reactor 7 such that the liquid hourly space velocity is 2.0.
Approximately, 65 percent or 6500 bbl./day of the charge stock together with dissolved hydrogen-rich gas is withdrawn from separator 5 in the liquid phase via line 14 and charged to reactor 15.
Reactor 15 has disposed therein a catalyst containing 2 percent by weight of cobalt and 12 percent by weight of molybdenum, calculated as the elements and based upon the total composite. The carrier material for this catalyst also consists of finely divided alumina particles. A sufficient quantity of catalyst is placed in reactor 15 such that the liquid hourly space velocity is 0.5.
The effluent from reactor 7 passes via line 8 to high pressure separator 9 which is maintained at essentially the same pressure as reactor 7. A vapor phase is withdrawn from high pressure separator 9 via line 10. A portion of this vapor phase passes via lines 10 and 11 to reactor 15 which vapor phase is used to replace dissolved hydrogen which is consumed by the hydrorefining reaction in reactor 15. The remainder of the vapor phase from high pressure separator 9 passes via lines 10 and 12 to join line 16 which passes the effluent from reactor 15. Lines 12 and 16 combine to form line 17 which continues to high pressure separator 18.
A hydrogen-rich vapor phase is withdrawn from high pressure separator 18 via line 19 which combines with hydrogen makeup, line 20, to form line 2 which passes hydrogen-rich gas to the above-mentioned line 1 which passes said charge stock.
A liquid phase stream is recovered from high pressure separator 18 via line 21 and another liquid phase stream passes from high pressure separator 9 via line 13. Lines 13 and 21 combine to form line 22 which continues to low pressure separator 23. A vent gas stream is removed via line 24. The stream consists principally of hydrogen, hydrogen sulfide, light paraffinic hydrocarbons including minor quantities of butane, pentane, hexane and heptane to 400�F. gasoline. Where desired, this stream can be further treated to recover any one or a number of these components in substantially pure state. A liquid product stream of 10,200 BB/day, consisting primarily of hydrocarbons boiling at a temperature greater than 400�F., is recovered via line 25. The recovered liquid product stream contains substantially reduced quantities of nitrogen, metal and pentane-insoluble asphaltenes, and the residual sulfur concentration is considerably less than 1 weight percent.
The compositions of the feedstock and recovered product presented in the foregoing example are intended to be illustrative only, and may vary widely depending on the flow rates and other operating variables, including the particular desired product separation. It should be further pointed out that the output streams, represented by lines 24 and 25 are well suited either for further processing or separation to recover particularly desired components. For example, the liquid product stream may be used directly as fuel oil or subjected to hydrocracking to produce additional lower boiling hydrocarbons. The vent gas stream recovered through line 24 can be scrubbed to remove the hydrogen sulfide and subsequently further separated to recover, for example, substantially pure hydrogen and/or butane-plus hydrocarbon fraction. These, as well as other processing schemes will become evident to those skilled in the art.
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|Filing date
|Publication date
|Jun 17, 1953
|Sep 4, 1956
|Pure Oil Co
|Preparation of specialty naphthas from high sulfur crudes
|Apr 6, 1955
|Jan 26, 1960
|Texaco Inc
|Hydrogenation process
|Nov 27, 1956
|Nov 8, 1960
|Exxon Research Engineering Co
|Hydrodesulfurization of whole crudes
|Oct 24, 1961
|Jan 26, 1965
|British Petroleum Co
|Hydrocatalytic desulfurization of hydrocarbons
|Feb 27, 1967
|Oct 7, 1969
|Universal Oil Prod Co
|Black oil conversion process
|Oct 16, 1970
|Jun 6, 1972
|Exxon Research Engineering Co
|Slurry hydrodesulfurization of a heavy petroleum oil
|May 18, 1971
|Feb 6, 1973
|Standard Oil Co
|Hydrotreatment of fossil fuels
|Citing Patent
|Filing date
|Publication date
|Mar 10, 1980
|Oct 6, 1981
|Phillips Petroleum Company
|Hydrocarbon heating
|Apr 11, 1994
|Nov 26, 1996
|Alberta Oil Sands Technology & Research Authority
|Hydrocracking process involving colloidal catalyst formed in situ
|Aug 19, 1999
|Apr 17, 2001
|Nippon Mitsubishi Oil Corp.
|Process for hydrodesulfurization of diesel gas oil
|Jun 26, 1992
|Mar 7, 1996
|Preussag Stahl Ag
|Laser welding composite sheet
|U.S. Classification
|208/211, 208/210
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|Sep 21, 1988
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2) Make sure that jmx_ executable : chmod a+x /usr/share/munin/plugins/jmx_
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I have done exatly this but whern i run ./jmx_process_memory, I just get:
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"We stayed with our 2 sons for a visit and the hotel was well located, clean and in good condition. Shame about having to pay £5 to park - this should be included in the price. "
A Traveller, Jun 2016, GB
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"Hotel room was clean with balcony, providing a lovely view of the sea.Leisure facilities including indoor and outdoor pool were very good. Food and service was of a high standard for breakfast and evening meal. I would be very keen to return."
A Traveller, Jun 2016, GB
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"Good stay. Restaurant food good, some issues with slow orders and overcharged for childs menu. Also double billed on checkout . Disorganised reception. Spa good. Booking for dinner incorrect time."
A Traveller, Jun 2016, GB
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"Arrived earlier than expected and was able to check in at 12 although the first room we were allocated we found that it had not been serviced. However when we went back to reception the young ladies on duty were very apologetic and sorted another room for us in seconds. Would certainly recomme..."
A Traveller, Jun 2016, GB
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"Enjoyed our stay-pool life guard/staff was good. room on this ocassion was better than we had previous had and what we were expecting. A la carte menu for breakfast was worth sampling. Only dispointment was ths double bed was on the small size for a 6ft 1" and the extractor fan on the roof 2 floo..."
A Traveller, Jun 2016, GB
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"we arrived and were welcomed and immediately felt comfortable. the room was ample and comfortable. the hotel is situated near to the beach and shops etc. the pool was great . the only thing i found was when i went to book a spa treatment it was fully booked. the room and stay were booked for us f..."
A Traveller, Jun 2016, GB
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"Nice hotel in excellent position. Room was small and a little too dark for us. Bistro and bar had a really nice atmosphere but also a limited menu. No lift. Overall a pleasant hotel."
A Traveller, Jun 2016, GB
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"Great hotel. Excellent service from friendly staff. About 10 minutes brisk walk from town centre. Nice big car park so no problems with parking. Possibly the best English Breakfast I've had, freshly cooked to order. Will definately stay here again when in yeovil."
A Traveller, Jun 2016, GB
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"Great break hotel very nice carpets in places seen better days food great and service"
A Traveller, Apr 2016, GB
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"Frièndly spotlessly clean bed and breakfast Nice garden and spacious lounge Would stay there again Only negative very small bathroom with shower only"
A Traveller, Jun 2016, GB
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Italy, Mantova, Mantova, Jewish Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
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This collection includes records from 1770-1899. The collection contains Jewish records of births, marriages, and deaths within the custody of the Archive for the Israelite Community of Mantova (Archivio della Communità Israelitica di Mantova). Includes census records (ruolo generale della popolazione Ebraica). Availability of records depends on time period and locality.
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The contest brought together 59 teams from Virginia, the Carolinas, Connecticut and Washington, DC to face off at Virginia Commonwealth University's Stuart C. Siegel Center. In addition to leading the winning alliance, Tucker's team was named winner of the Engineering Inspiration Award, celebrating outstanding success in advancing respect and appreciation for engineering and engineers, both within their school as well as their community.
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The Green Party of Prince Edward Island supports preservation of the senate with some improvements in the mechanism to select its members. It has recently become fashionable to attack the senate, and to rant vigorously on its failings. Unfortunately Canadians are generally unaware of the important work that the senate has performed over the years, and the Green Party of Prince Edward Island believes that it can still play a critical role in Canadian democracy.
"While I can't defend the recent behaviour of some of our senators, I believe we need to think very carefully before we start suggesting radical reforms or abolition of the senate", said Green Party leader, Peter Bevan-Baker. "It strikes me that the problems we have seen recently are less to do with the structure of the senate itself, and more the behaviour of some of its inhabitants."
Originally modelled on the British House of Lords, our senate was designed to offer a place to moderate any ill-conceived or hastily passed legislation originating in the House of Commons. Another critical function the senate plays is that of representing regional interests, and this is of particular concern to Islanders. As the late Island premier Angus MacLean used to say, "More than the people need to be represented in Parliament. The land itself, and natural and economic interests need to be represented too!" Without a senate, any ability to act on such thoughts would be greatly diminished. In the Canada of today, where the Maritimes are increasingly being marginalized, PEI should seek to strengthen rather than abolish the Senate.
"I'd like to see a senate made up of stellar, independent citizens from a wide variety of backgrounds who could cast a wise and non-partisan eye over legislation." continued Bevan-Baker. "If we carry on down the road where House of Commons legislation like the Tory omnibus bills are becoming increasingly partisan and poorly debated, we will need a capable and activist senate."
As an outlay to the people of Canada, the senate represents a tiny cost -$3 each per year. Abolishing it will save very little money and concentrate even more power in the House of Commons, which is to say, the Prime Minister's Office.
The Green Party believes that instead of trying to score political points by making the senate a whipping boy, we should concentrate on ways to improve the selection process and maintain our provincial quota of senators on which our number of seats in the House of Commons is based. Constitutionally, a province cannot have fewer Members of Parliament than it has senators. Based on population, it is conceivable that abolishment of the senate could reduce the number of PEI seats in the House of Commons from 4 to 1.
"Rather than put in jeopardy our provincial interests, we should be ensuring that they are strengthened and preserved," concluded Bevan-Baker. "Maintenance of the senate, with improvements in the selection process, will restore the public's confidence in the institution and protect our regional influence."


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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The NFL is getting obnoxious in penalizing aggression.
On the New England Patriots' first play Sunday in Gillette Stadium, Buffalo Bills safety Ko Simpson laid a clean lick on receiver Randy Moss, who had a high Matt Cassel pass glance off his fingertips.
Moss was vulnerable while leaping, and Simpson drilled him in the chest a second after the ball arrived.
Referee Walt Coleman's crew whistled Simpson for unnecessary roughness to put the Patriots on their 44-yard line.
Also on the drive, Cassel found Wes Welker on a deep out pattern for a 21-yard gain to the Buffalo 17. But replays indicated Welker didn't have possession and failed to get both feet inbounds.
Bills coach Dick Jauron threw the challenge flag, and several assistants jumped up and down to get the officials' attention, but play wasn't halted. The Patriots got off another play to eliminate any possibility of a video review.
Two plays later, Cassel scrambled 13 yards for a touchdown.