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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2009
Filed:
May. 12, 2005
Applicants:
Ramesh Varadaraj, Flemington, NJ (US);
Christopher P. Eppig, Vienna, VA (US);
Douglas W. Hissong, Cypress, TX (US);
Robert C. Welch, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Inventors:
Ramesh Varadaraj, Flemington, NJ (US);
Christopher P. Eppig, Vienna, VA (US);
Douglas W. Hissong, Cypress, TX (US);
Robert C. Welch, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Assignee:
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, Annadale, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10L 1/00 (2006.01); C10G 17/06 (2006.01); C10G 35/06 (2006.01); C10M 171/00 (2006.01); C10C 3/00 (2006.01); C10G 47/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for upgrading heavy oils by contacting the heavy oil with an inhibitor additive and then thermally treating the inhibitor additized heavy oil. The invention also relates to the upgraded product from the inhibitor enhanced thermal treatment process.