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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2018
Applicant:
Solideum Holdings Inc., Calgary, CA;
Inventors:
Ian Donald Gates, Calgary, CA;
Jingyi Wang, Calgary, CA;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10C 3/00 (2006.01); C10C 3/14 (2006.01); C10C 3/18 (2006.01); C08L 95/00 (2006.01); C10G 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C10C 3/00 (2013.01); C08L 95/00 (2013.01); C10G 1/045 (2013.01); C10G 2300/206 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention provides methods for pelletizing bituminous liquids by inducing endogenous asphaltenes in the liquid to form a resilient external membrane on an aliquot of the bituminous liquid, optionally with simultaneous collection of light components that result from the process of inducing endogenous asphaltene formation.