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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2018
Applicant:
Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH (US);
Inventors:
Satya P. Chauhan, Columbus, OH (US);
Daniel B. Garbark, Blacklick, OH (US);
Assignee:
Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 45/32 (2006.01); C10G 45/44 (2006.01); C10G 1/06 (2006.01); C10G 1/02 (2006.01); C10G 69/06 (2006.01); C10G 1/00 (2006.01); C10G 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 1/065 (2013.01); C10G 1/002 (2013.01); C10G 1/02 (2013.01); C10G 1/042 (2013.01); C10G 1/045 (2013.01); C10G 45/32 (2013.01); C10G 45/44 (2013.01); C10G 69/06 (2013.01); C10G 2300/107 (2013.01); C10G 2300/1011 (2013.01); C10G 2300/42 (2013.01); C10G 2300/44 (2013.01); Y02P 30/20 (2015.11);
Abstract
Processes for treating highly viscous hydrocarbons, such as bitumen from oil sands or petroleum residues, with hydrogen-donor solvents are described. The hydrogen-donor solvent is prepared. A mixture of the hydrocarbon and the hydrogen-donor solvent is heated, and the product is cooled to produce a low viscosity and mildly upgraded hydrocarbon. The hydrogen-donor solvent can be modified to improve its solvent usefulness.