Combustion of viscous hydrocarbons
US4684372A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 24, 1984 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2004 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S516/06
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Methods and compositions are provided to facilitate the transportation and combustion of highly viscous hydrocarbons by forming reduced viscosity hydrocarbon-in-water emulsions, and in particular, bioemulsifier-stabilized hydrocarbon-in-water emulsions.
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