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Title:
PROCESS FOR REDUCING THE VISCOSITY OF CRUDE OILS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/072804
Kind Code:
A8
Abstract:
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) and a treatment step of said heavy fraction by means of microwave irradiation (in continuous or pulsed mode), operating at temperatures ranging from 50 to 350°C, for a time period of between 1 second and 120 minutes and with frequencies ranging from 0.3 to 300 GHz.

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Inventors:
D ELIA LUIGI (IT)
SENTIMENTI EMILIO (IT)
GUADALUPI GIUSEPPE (IT)
RISPOLI GIACOMO FERNANDO (IT)
POLLESEL PAOLO (IT)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2010/007284
Publication Date:
September 29, 2011
Filing Date:
November 30, 2010
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Assignee:
ENI SPA (IT)
D ELIA LUIGI (IT)
SENTIMENTI EMILIO (IT)
GUADALUPI GIUSEPPE (IT)
RISPOLI GIACOMO FERNANDO (IT)
POLLESEL PAOLO (IT)
International Classes:
C10G15/08; B01J19/12; C10G32/02
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
DE GREGORI, Antonella et al. (Via Borgonuovo 10, Milan, IT)
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