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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2011
Applicants:
Ki-hyouk Choi, Dhahran, SA;
Ali H. Al-shareef, Dhahran, SA;
Inventors:
Ki-Hyouk Choi, Dhahran, SA;
Ali H. Al-Shareef, Dhahran, SA;
Assignee:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, , SA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B06B 1/00 (2006.01); B01J 14/00 (2006.01); B01J 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A process for upgrading heavy oil by mixing the heavy oil with water fluid using an ultrasonic wave generator prior to increasing the temperature and pressure of the mixture to values near to or exceeding the critical point of water, to produce low pour point, high value oil having low sulfur, low nitrogen, and low metallic impurities for use as hydrocarbon feedstock.