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Method and apparatus for determining the flocculation threshold of a petroleum product

US4940900A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 17, 1988
Grant dateJul 10, 1990
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Expiry dateAug 17, 2008

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N21/359
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The flocculation threshold of a petroleum product containing asphaltenes is measured by measuring the radiation in the near infrared transmitted through a sample of the product in solution in a solvent in relation to the quantity of precipitant continuously added to the sample.

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