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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2018
Applicants:
Vasilis Papavassiliou, Williamsville, NY (US);
Gregory J Panuccio, Amherst, NY (US);
Inventors:
Vasilis Papavassiliou, Williamsville, NY (US);
Gregory J Panuccio, Amherst, NY (US);
Assignee:
PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC., Danbury, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 9/42 (2006.01); C10G 9/38 (2006.01); C10G 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 9/42 (2013.01); C10G 9/002 (2013.01); C10G 9/38 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to decreasing the amount of diluent needed to convert a heavy oil to a bitumen product that can be transported by pipeline. More specifically, the invention relates to a method and apparatus for partially upgrading heavy oil into a lower viscosity bitumen product.