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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2023
Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX (US);
James Wood, San Antonio, TX (US);
Sergio Treviño, Monterrey, MX;
Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX (US);
Abstract
Technologies for reducing the viscosity of heavy crude oil are disclosed. In embodiments the technologies utilize a combination of a processing additive composition (PAC) and hydrodynamic cavitation to produce an oil composition having a viscosity V, wherein Vis at least 40% less than a viscosity Vof untreated heavy crude oil. PACs, systems for reducing the viscosity of heavy crude oil using a combination of a PAC and hydrodynamic cavitation, and methods for reducing the viscosity of heavy crude oil with a combination of a PAC and hydrodynamic cavitation are also disclosed.