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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2018
Applicant:
Suncor Energy Inc., Calgary, CA;
Inventors:
Tom Corscadden, Calgary, CA;
David Denton, Calgary, CA;
Jim Kearns, Calgary, CA;
Darius Remesat, Calgary, CA;
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10C 3/14 (2006.01); C10G 55/04 (2006.01); C10L 5/10 (2006.01); C10G 21/00 (2006.01); C10L 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C10C 3/14 (2013.01); C10G 21/003 (2013.01); C10G 55/04 (2013.01); C10L 5/04 (2013.01); C10L 5/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A process to convert asphaltenes found in heavy hydrocarbon sources, remove the converted solid asphaltene portion from the hydrocarbon source at operating conditions and to prepare the separated solid asphaltenes for easier handling, storage or bulk transport, with a minimal amount of heavy hydrocarbon remaining with the asphaltenes to serve as an inherent binder for larger and robust formed solid asphaltene pieces.