(under subclass 177) Processes wherein mineral oil is treated with a Group III metal compound, excluding those processes in which the oily such compound is clay.
(1) Note. Included in Group III metals are Al, Ga, In, Tl, Sc, Y, rare earth and actinide series metals.
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248, for processes of desulfurizing mineral oils using Group III metal compounds.