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WO/2016/134476A1 |
The present disclosure describes a method and apparatus for refining hydrocarbons. The method includes treating feedstock hydrocarbons at a low temperature with electromagnetic (EM) energy for vaporizing selected hydrocarbons. The select...
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WO/2016/128554A1 |
The invention concerns a method (100) for recovering and/or recycling a bituminous product by means of pulsed power, the bituminous product comprising bitumen and elements to be separated, involving the following steps: - supplying (101)...
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WO/2016/060771A1 |
Methods are provided for removing fine particles from crude oils extracted from mined oil sands using a non-aqueous extraction solvent. A bitumen derived from non-aqueous extraction of oil from oil sands can undergo optional physical sep...
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WO/2016/057356A1 |
Low-water content organic phases can be difficult to achieve at high fluxes when water is present in an emulsified form, such as in a water-in-oil emulsion. Processes for de-emulsifying a fluid stream containing emulsified water, such as...
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WO/2016/057359A1 |
Decreasing the water content of an organic phase can often be desirable, but low water levels can be difficult to achieve at high fluxes when the water is present in an emulsified form, such as in a water-in-oil emulsion. Processes for d...
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WO/2016/053069A1 |
The invention relates to petroleum processing and can be used in the petroleum production and refining industry to improve petroleum transport conditions and the degree of separation of water-petroleum emulsions. The technical result, na...
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WO/2016/046578A1 |
The device for treating crude oil or heavy fuel oil with a method that can lower the pour point to at least 0°C, and crude oil or heavy fuel oil treated thusly maintain this property for at least one year. The present invention describe...
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WO/2016/007359A1 |
A system and method for cleaning sulfur and other pollutants from bunker oil to be used for fuel in large cargo ships is described. Preferably, the system includes two or more stages having a mixer to create an emulsion of oil and water....
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WO/2015/193689A1 |
A method for synthesising hydrocarbons from carbon and hydrogen, at least one of which is a first product of a dissociation in which a second product is produced that could combine with at least one of the carbon and hydrogen, comprising...
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WO/2015/160521A1 |
A desalter system is configured to separate water from an oil/water mixture and maintain an oil/water interface within the system at acceptable levels. In one embodiment, the desalter system includes a pressure vessel, a plurality of ele...
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WO/2015/140636A1 |
The invention relates generally to a method for cracking and/or demulsification of hydrocarbons and/or fatty acids in emulsions, wherein these hydrocarbons and/or fatty acids in emulsions are exposed to an electromagnetic field created b...
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WO/2015/140058A1 |
The invention relates to a device and method for producing one or more organic compounds having a boiling point of 15°C or higher from a methane-containing gas by plasma reaction.
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WO/2015/142330A1 |
Apparatus for microwave heating of hydrocarbon fluid inside a resonant cavity where the hydrocarbon fluid is loaded into a pipe that extends through the resonant cavity between an inlet and outlet with a central point located centrally t...
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WO/2015/100356A1 |
An apparatus for transmitting an electrical current through a treating vessel. The vessel may be under pressure. The treating vessel contains a series of electrically charged plates. An internal portion of the treating vessel contains a ...
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WO/2015/094651A1 |
A petroleum desalting process in which the role played by the oil/bulk-resolved-water interface in the dehydration of the stabilized emulsion which forms in the desalter is recognized. The desalting process is improved by introducing the...
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WO/2015/075639A1 |
A method of processing a carbonaceous material in the form of carbonaceous fines is provided in which the carbonaceous material is treated with micro-algae to adsorb the micro-algae onto the carbonaceous material followed by heating in a...
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WO/2015/044449A1 |
A method of treating crude oil comprising depleting the content of aromatic hydrocarbons comprising contacting the crude oil with super-paramagnetic or paramagnetic nanoparticles comprising chemical functional groups. The method increase...
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WO/2014/202617A1 |
The present invention relates to a device (10) for treating at least one liquefiable substance (12) corresponding to solidified petroleum products, said device being provided with an intake assembly (15) comprising: - at least one intake...
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WO/2014/173672A1 |
A method for magnetic/electrostatic/electromagnetic treatment of fluids consisting of three separate phases that are spatially and temporally decoupled, wherein in the first phase, a magnetic/electrostatic/electromagnetic field is applie...
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WO/2014/152612A1 |
The thermochemical conversion of biomass material to one or more reaction products includes generating thermal energy with at least one heat source, providing a volume of feedstock, providing a volume of supercritical fluid, transferring...
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WO/2014/152393A1 |
Alkali metals (126) and sulfur (128) may be recovered from alkali monosulfide and polysulfides (122) in an electrolytic process that utilizes an electrolytic cell (120) having an alkali ion conductive membrane. An anolyte solution includ...
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WO/2014/109979A1 |
A method of controlling a deleterious bacteria in oil and gas production, oil and gas completion fluids or other industrial fluids is described which includes identifying a phage capable of infecting the deleterious bacteria, identifying...
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WO/2014/098501A1 |
The present invention relates to a crude oil desalting system which applies high voltages supplied from an electric transformer to a high-voltage cable and enables a desalter to remove impurities such as moisture and/or salt from the cru...
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WO/2014/071495A1 |
The reduction of viscosity of petroleum products and hydrocarbon emulsions and the like is effected by applying electrodynamic shocks unto a foaming stream flow of the high viscosity emulsion to create a densely whirled stream flow by ag...
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WO/2014/052951A1 |
A process and system for reducing the sulfur content from a mixture of hydrocarbons and oxidized sulfur-containing hydrocarbons is provided by electrochemical decomposition. The electrochemical reactions occur under electrical potential ...
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WO/2013/102140A1 |
A method for recovering hydrocarbons from oil shale and other carbonaceous materials has the steps of preparing a biomedium of microorganisms, water, and nutrients; providing shale laden with oil; treating oil shale with the biomedium; m...
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WO/2013/054175A1 |
A novel process for metal content reduction of hydrocarbon oil is disclosed, which is primarily aimed at reduction of vanadium and nickel. The process uses electricity to accelerate the demetallation process, but only the flow of electro...
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WO/2013/039759A1 |
A process for treating hydrocarbon oil including passing heated oil through a cavitation apparatus to statically induce cavitation treatment of the oil. The oil is passed through the cavitation apparatus in the absence on non-hydrocarbon...
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WO/2013/025596A2 |
Disclosed is a process for the reduction of the electrical conductivity of a product mixture containing the oil and water phases resulting from the conversion of biomass to liquid products, including the at least partial breaking of any ...
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WO/2013/019596A1 |
Hydrocarbon feedstocks are desulfurized by conversion of organosulfur compounds in a mixture of hydrocarbons into sulfoxides and/or sulfones. The oxidant used to promote oxidation of organosulfur-compounds is electrosynthesized in-situ.
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WO/2012/104717A1 |
A method and apparatus are provided for conducting a microbiological process on a bulk material in which a quantity of the bulk material is loaded onto a waterproof lining forming part of a bio cell with a heat transfer arrangement below...
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WO/2011/163163A2 |
The invention provides a method to remove and/ or prevent formation of precipitates in biofuel. The methods comprise subjecting the biofuel to ultrasonic energy.
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WO/2011/143452A2 |
The invention described herein pertains generally to a more efficient and cost-effective method and apparatus for: (1) coupling of microwave energy from a microwave generator or plurality of microwave generators into an integral set of a...
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WO/2011/131207A1 |
The present invention describes a process for the production of biofuel, said process comprising, pretreating a feedstock, mixing a catalyst with said feedstock, transferring the mixture of catalyst and feedstock into a reactor,and subje...
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WO/2011/086522A1 |
There is provided a process, and a device, for the treatment of crude oil, component(s) of crude, or mixtures thereof, to convert components of said hydrocarbon liquid to products having boiling points that are lower than the boiling poi...
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WO/2011/072804A1 |
Process for the reduction of the viscosity of crude oils substantially comprising a separation step of said crude oils (in order to separate a light fraction and a heavy fraction having a residual water content not higher than 1,400 ppm)...
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WO/2011/074935A1 |
A method for pretreating a crude oil prior to a crude oil distillation process comprising the step of propagating a culture of a hydrocarbon-utilizing and bio surfactant- producing microbial strain and treating the crude oil with the pro...
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WO/2011/049508A1 |
A method for purification of uncatalyzed natural fuels in liquid state from metal ions by removing at least one compound selected from the group consisting of natural occurring contaminating porphyrins, metalloporphyrins, chlorins and na...
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WO/2011/049788A1 |
A novel design of filters for removing iron rust particulates and other polymeric sludge from refinery and chemical process streams that are paramagnetic in nature is provided The performance of these filters is greatly enhanced by the p...
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WO/2010/112696A1 |
The present invention relates to novel Rhodococcus wratislaviensis CNCM I-4088 bacteria, or Rhodococcus aetherivorans CNCM I-4089 bacteria, capable of degrading multiple petroleum compounds in solution in aqueous effluents. The invention...
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WO/2010/103394A2 |
The invention relates in particular to a method for desulfurizing petroleum or crude oil. In order to improve the quality of the desulfurization and in conjunction therewith the quality of the petroleum after desulfurization, it is propo...
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WO/2010/090548A2 |
The invention relates to an industrial process for recovering, from hydrocarbon oils, heterorganic clusters containing the chemical elements Au and/or V and/or Ni and/or Al and/or Ca and/or S and/or Si and/or P and/or Co. The invention a...
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WO/2010/090547A2 |
The invention relates to the industrial processing of hydrocarbon oils by force fields with the aim of recovering heterorganic Au-containing clusters. The invention addresses the technical problem of exposing a hydrocarbon oil flow to th...
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WO/2010/072818A2 |
A gas treatment appliance and a gas treatment process are provided, by means of which the proportion of tar is decreased in a product gas which is formed on the gasification of carbonaceous feedstocks. The product gas or synthesis gas fo...
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WO/2010/071818A2 |
Devices and improved methods are provided for operation of ultrasonic transducers and horns.
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WO/2010/026416A1 |
A method and apparatus are provided for treating flammable materials, fuels for example, by irradiation of the materials with ultra-violet radiation. In one embodiment, the apparatus (120) suited for connection to a fuel line comprises a...
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WO/2010/008750A2 |
The present invention is directed to methods for obtaining hydrocarbon materials comprising contacting a hydrocarbon starting material with an aqueous phase comprising a non-heme containing haloperoxidase and hydrogen peroxide, and separ...
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WO/2010/003180A1 |
The present invention relates to a method of processing oil refining waste, the method comprising feeding the waste into a vessel and heating the waste such that it liberates volatile hydrocarbons, wherein the waste is heated using far i...
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WO/2009/156961A1 |
A scalable system for producing upgraded crude oil includes one or more production lines. Bach of the one or more production lines comprises an oil well, an upgrader using microwave radiation operably associated with the oil well, and a ...
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WO/2009/114449A2 |
A method of separating gaseous components, heavier liquid components and lighter liquid components of a stream including the steps of conducting the stream between spaced apart electrodes in a treatment vessel, supplying from a voltage s...
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