Viscosity reduction of crude oil through structure determination of asphaltene molecule
US10287510B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 1, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2021/3595
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Asphaltene may be effectively broken into smaller molecules by first elucidating the structure of the asphaltene and then developing a catalyst system based on the elucidated structure. The structure may be determined based on a series of analytical techniques including NMR, FTIR, Raman spectroscopy, XPS, and LDI. The most probable structure is determined using computational methods based on quantum mechanics and classical molecular dynamics and the catalyst system is developed for the most probable structure.
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