Heavy oil upgrade method and apparatus
US6852215B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 18, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 8, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01J2219/1946
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for upgrading a hydrocarbon in which an oxygen source and a hydrogen source are ignited and the resulting synthetic gas is used to initiate a predominantly gas phase heavy oil upgrade reaction. The upgrade reaction is quenched with an additional source of un-upgraded hydrocarbon.
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