Fischer-tropsch wax and crude oil mixtures having a high wax content
US6268401A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 21, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 31, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC10L1/322
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention is a process for producing a mixture of wax and crude oil which can be pumped at ambient temperature. The wax is preferably a Fisher-Tropsch wax. The temperature of the crude oil is controlled to a level below the dissolution temperature of the wax. The wax crystals are homogenized and dispersed into the crude oil to form a mixture. The present invention prevents the wax from dissolving in the crude oil and subsequently re-crystallizing at lower temperatures which can substantially increase the viscosity of the mixture thereby decreasing the effectiveness of transporting the mixture.
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