AU2001281354A1 - Method of and apparatus for producing pellets from heavy hydrocarbon liquid - Google Patents

Method of and apparatus for producing pellets from heavy hydrocarbon liquid

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AU2001281354A1
AU2001281354A1 AU2001281354A AU8135401A AU2001281354A1 AU 2001281354 A1 AU2001281354 A1 AU 2001281354A1 AU 2001281354 A AU2001281354 A AU 2001281354A AU 8135401 A AU8135401 A AU 8135401A AU 2001281354 A1 AU2001281354 A1 AU 2001281354A1
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Prior art keywords
heavy hydrocarbon
hydrocarbon liquid
producing pellets
pellets
producing
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AU2001281354A
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J. Robert Friday
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Ormat Industries Ltd
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Ormat Industries Ltd
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
    • C10C—WORKING-UP PITCH, ASPHALT, BITUMEN, TAR; PYROLIGNEOUS ACID
    • C10C3/00—Working-up pitch, asphalt, bitumen
    • C10C3/14—Solidifying, Disintegrating, e.g. granulating
    • C10C3/16—Solidifying, Disintegrating, e.g. granulating by direct contact with liquids
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01J—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS
    • B01J2/00—Processes or devices for granulating materials, e.g. fertilisers in general; Rendering particulate materials free flowing in general, e.g. making them hydrophobic
    • B01J2/02—Processes or devices for granulating materials, e.g. fertilisers in general; Rendering particulate materials free flowing in general, e.g. making them hydrophobic by dividing the liquid material into drops, e.g. by spraying, and solidifying the drops
    • B01J2/06—Processes or devices for granulating materials, e.g. fertilisers in general; Rendering particulate materials free flowing in general, e.g. making them hydrophobic by dividing the liquid material into drops, e.g. by spraying, and solidifying the drops in a liquid medium

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Civil Engineering (AREA)
  • General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Oil, Petroleum & Natural Gas (AREA)
  • Production Of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixture For Refining Petroleum (AREA)
AU2001281354A 2000-07-27 2001-07-26 Method of and apparatus for producing pellets from heavy hydrocarbon liquid Abandoned AU2001281354A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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US09627166 2000-07-27
US09/627,166 US7101499B1 (en) 2000-07-27 2000-07-27 Method of and apparatus for producing pellets from heavy hydrocarbon liquid
PCT/US2001/041420 WO2002009918A1 (en) 2000-07-27 2001-07-26 Method of and apparatus for producing pellets from heavy hydrocarbon liquid

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US (1) US7101499B1 (en)
AU (1) AU2001281354A1 (en)
CA (1) CA2417263A1 (en)
IL (1) IL154137A0 (en)
WO (1) WO2002009918A1 (en)

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US20110185631A1 (en) * 2010-02-03 2011-08-04 Kellogg Brown & Root Llc Systems and Methods of Pelletizing Heavy Hydrocarbons
US9028680B2 (en) * 2010-10-14 2015-05-12 Chevron U.S.A. Inc. Method and system for processing viscous liquid crude hydrocarbons
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WO2019014751A1 (en) 2017-07-19 2019-01-24 Meg Energy Corp. Improved asphaltene conversion, separation, removal and transport preparation for heavy hydrocarbons
US10920153B2 (en) 2019-01-15 2021-02-16 Suncor Energy Inc. Combined process to produce both a pipelineable crude and carbon fiber from heavy hydrocarbon
CO2019008161A1 (en) * 2019-07-26 2021-01-29 Ecopetrol Sa Apparatus and method for the simultaneous recovery of solvent, improved crude oil and dry asphalt solid in a deasphalting process
US11731878B2 (en) 2021-07-14 2023-08-22 Suncor Energy Inc. Production of carbon fiber from asphaltenes

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US4024210A (en) * 1973-09-20 1977-05-17 Canadian Occidental Petroleum, Ltd. Sulfur pelletizing
US4052492A (en) * 1975-06-16 1977-10-04 Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc. Method for producing preformed expansion joint fillers
US4931231A (en) * 1985-04-22 1990-06-05 American Colloid Company Method for manufacturing discrete pellets of asphaltic material

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IL154137A0 (en) 2003-07-31
US7101499B1 (en) 2006-09-05
WO2002009918B1 (en) 2002-03-14
CA2417263A1 (en) 2002-02-07
WO2002009918A1 (en) 2002-02-07

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