PROCESS FOR TREATING HEAVY OILS

The invention relates to a process for treating a mixture comprising a heavy oil and an organic material which is not a heavy oil which comprises subjecting a heavy oil to cavitation to reduce the viscosity of the heavy oil. The process comprises passing the mixture through a hydrodynamic cavitation...

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Main Authors CHORNET, MICHEL, CHORNET, ESTEBAN
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
Published 12.08.2014
Subjects
CHEMISTRY
CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS
FUELS
LUBRICANTS
METALLURGY
MINERAL WAXES
PEAT
PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES
PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVEHYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION
RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, ORGASES
REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS
REFORMING OF NAPHTHA
TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE
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Summary:The invention relates to a process for treating a mixture comprising a heavy oil and an organic material which is not a heavy oil which comprises subjecting a heavy oil to cavitation to reduce the viscosity of the heavy oil. The process comprises passing the mixture through a hydrodynamic cavitation zone in which microbubbles are formed. The treated heavy oil, which has a reduced viscosity and specific gravity, thus is more pumpable and transportable, which facilitates further processing. The treated heavy oil also can be fractionated with less severity than untreated heavy oil. L'invention concerne un procédé pour traiter un mélange qui comprend une huile lourde et une matière organique qui n'est pas une huile lourde, lequel vise à soumettre une huile lourde à une cavitation pour réduire la viscosité de l'huile lourde. Le procédé comprend le passage du mélange dans une zone de cavitation hydrodynamique dans laquelle de microbulles sont formées. L'huile lourde traitée, qui possède une viscosité et une densité réduites, est alors plus facile à pomper et à transporter, ce qui facilite le traitement ultérieur. L'huile lourde traitée peut également être fractionnée plus facilement que l'huile lourde non traitée.
Bibliography:Application Number: CA20072814773