Viscosity reduction of crude oil through structure determination of asphaltene molecule

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dc.contributor.assigneeRice University
dc.contributor.assigneeNextStream Heavy Oil, LLC
dc.contributor.publisherUnited States Patent and Trademark Office
dc.creatorVerma, Manjusha
dc.creatorVenkataraman, Pradeep
dc.creatorPradhan, Sivaram
dc.creatorShammai, Houman Michael
dc.creatorBillups, Wilbur Edward
dc.creatorWellington, Scott
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-25T19:57:49Z
dc.date.available2021-05-25T19:57:49Z
dc.date.filed2019-04-01
dc.date.issued2021-04-20
dc.description.abstractAsphaltene may be effectively broken into smaller molecules by first elucidating the structure of the asphaltene and then developing a catalyst system based on the elucidated structure. The structure may be determined based on a series of analytical techniques including NMR, FTIR, Raman spectroscopy, XPS, and LDI. The most probable structure is determined using computational methods based on quantum mechanics and classical molecular dynamics and the catalyst system is developed for the most probable structure.
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dc.identifier.citationVerma, Manjusha, Venkataraman, Pradeep, Pradhan, Sivaram, Shammai, Houman Michael, Billups, Wilbur Edward and Wellington, Scott, "Viscosity reduction of crude oil through structure determination of asphaltene molecule." Patent US10982155B2. issued 2021-04-20. Retrieved from <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/110643">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/110643</a>.
dc.identifier.patentIDUS10982155B2
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/110643
dc.language.isoeng
dc.titleViscosity reduction of crude oil through structure determination of asphaltene molecule
dc.typeUtility patent
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