EP1848788A4 - PETROLEUM ENHANCEMENT THROUGH ULTRASONIC AND MICROWAVE COMBINED TREATMENTS - Google Patents

PETROLEUM ENHANCEMENT THROUGH ULTRASONIC AND MICROWAVE COMBINED TREATMENTS

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EP1848788A4
EP1848788A4 EP06717486A EP06717486A EP1848788A4 EP 1848788 A4 EP1848788 A4 EP 1848788A4 EP 06717486 A EP06717486 A EP 06717486A EP 06717486 A EP06717486 A EP 06717486A EP 1848788 A4 EP1848788 A4 EP 1848788A4
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Prior art keywords
upgrading
petroleum
combined ultrasound
microwave treatments
microwave
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German (de)
English (en)
French (fr)
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EP1848788A2 (en
Inventor
Rudolf W Gunnerman
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Sulphco Inc
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Sulphco Inc
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Publication of EP1848788A2 publication Critical patent/EP1848788A2/en
Publication of EP1848788A4 publication Critical patent/EP1848788A4/en
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
    • C10L—FUELS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NATURAL GAS; SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS OBTAINED BY PROCESSES NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C10G, C10K; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; ADDING MATERIALS TO FUELS OR FIRES TO REDUCE SMOKE OR UNDESIRABLE DEPOSITS OR TO FACILITATE SOOT REMOVAL; FIRELIGHTERS
    • C10L1/00—Liquid carbonaceous fuels
    • C10L1/04—Liquid carbonaceous fuels essentially based on blends of hydrocarbons
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
    • C10G—CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES
    • C10G32/00—Refining of hydrocarbon oils by electric or magnetic means, by irradiation, or by using microorganisms

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Oil, Petroleum & Natural Gas (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Microbiology (AREA)
  • Production Of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixture For Refining Petroleum (AREA)
  • Liquid Carbonaceous Fuels (AREA)
  • Mixers With Rotating Receptacles And Mixers With Vibration Mechanisms (AREA)
EP06717486A 2005-02-15 2006-01-06 PETROLEUM ENHANCEMENT THROUGH ULTRASONIC AND MICROWAVE COMBINED TREATMENTS Withdrawn EP1848788A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US11/059,115 US20060180500A1 (en) 2005-02-15 2005-02-15 Upgrading of petroleum by combined ultrasound and microwave treatments
PCT/US2006/000293 WO2006088567A2 (en) 2005-02-15 2006-01-06 Upgrading of petroleum by combined ultrasound and microwave treatments

Publications (2)

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EP1848788A2 EP1848788A2 (en) 2007-10-31
EP1848788A4 true EP1848788A4 (en) 2008-08-27

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EP06717486A Withdrawn EP1848788A4 (en) 2005-02-15 2006-01-06 PETROLEUM ENHANCEMENT THROUGH ULTRASONIC AND MICROWAVE COMBINED TREATMENTS

Country Status (9)

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US (1) US20060180500A1 (ru)
EP (1) EP1848788A4 (ru)
KR (1) KR20070107120A (ru)
CN (1) CN101155900A (ru)
AR (1) AR053670A1 (ru)
CA (1) CA2601578A1 (ru)
NO (1) NO20074551L (ru)
RU (1) RU2361901C2 (ru)
WO (1) WO2006088567A2 (ru)

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US6086830A (en) * 1997-09-23 2000-07-11 Imperial Petroleum Recovery Corporation Radio frequency microwave energy applicator apparatus to break oil and water emulsion
WO2000015734A1 (en) * 1998-09-16 2000-03-23 Jeanblanc James K Desulfurization process
US6716358B2 (en) * 2001-03-09 2004-04-06 Exxonmobil Research And Engineering Company Demulsification of water-in-oil emulsions

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RU2007134398A (ru) 2009-03-27
AR053670A1 (es) 2007-05-16
KR20070107120A (ko) 2007-11-06
WO2006088567A2 (en) 2006-08-24
EP1848788A2 (en) 2007-10-31
CN101155900A (zh) 2008-04-02
US20060180500A1 (en) 2006-08-17
CA2601578A1 (en) 2006-08-24
WO2006088567A3 (en) 2007-10-25
RU2361901C2 (ru) 2009-07-20
NO20074551L (no) 2007-11-13

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