Solvent Deasphalting/ solvent deasphalters/ solvent de-asphalters and its variations are trademarked by several licensors and are known by various names.
| | Four main licensors |
| Licensor | Trademarked Name |
| UOP / Wood Foster Wheeler | UOP/FW-SDA™, SDA-RT. UOP DEMEX™. UOP and FosterWheeler merged their technologies in 1996. |
| Axens | Solvahl™ process developed by Asvahl |
| RIPP (Research institute of Petroleum Products) | Superficial solvent deasphalting-DAO Hydrotreating-FCC technology (SHF) developed by Sinopec |
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| Other companies working with SDA |
| Pörner Group / SDA Plus, Well Resources - SELEX-Asp, McDermott, Shell, Petrobras, ExxonMobil, ThyssenKrup, PetroChina |
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