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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2004
Applicant:
Rudolf W. Gunnerman, Reno, NV (US);
Inventor:
Rudolf W. Gunnerman, Reno, NV (US);
Assignee:
Sulphco, Inc., Sparks, NV (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Petroleum residua are combined with water or an aqueous solution to form an emulsion which is then treated with ultrasound at a sufficient intensity and for a sufficient period of time to cause a conversion of the heavy hydrocarbon components of the residua to lighter components, thereby shifting the entire boiling point curve to lower boiling points. This allows one to draw a greater proportion of usable oil from the residua.