CA2856460C - Methodes et appareils permettant d'obtenir un produit de petrole lourd a partir d'un melange - Google Patents
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Abstract
Des méthodes et un appareil permettent dobtenir un produit de pétrole lourd à partir dun mélange dun premier solvant et de pétrole lourd. Si le produit de pétrole lourd doit contenir des asphaltènes, la méthode comprend la formation dun mélange traité par traitement du mélange pour empêcher une importante précipitation des composants dextrémité lourds; et la production dun solvant récupéré et du produit de pétrole lourd par séparation dune partie du solvant du mélange traité. Si le produit de pétrole lourd doit contenir une quantité inférieure dasphaltènes à la quantité dasphaltènes contenus dans le mélange, la méthode comprend la formation dun mélange traité contenant des asphaltènes en traitant le mélange pour causer une précipitation dasphaltènes; la fourniture dasphaltènes séparés et un mélange traité séparé par séparation des asphaltènes du mélange traité; et la production dun solvant récupéré et du produit de pétrole lourd par séparation dune partie du solvant du mélange traité séparé.
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| US11142681B2 (en) | 2017-06-29 | 2021-10-12 | Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company | Chasing solvent for enhanced recovery processes |
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