Abstract: Applying electromagnetic energy to a hydrocarbon feed in the presence of at least one of a solvent, a catalyst, an electromagnetic receptor or a hydrogenation agent may result in depolymerization and compositional modification of the hydrocarbon feedstock into at least one of smaller hydrocarbon product fractions or viscosity modification.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 26, 2021
Date of Patent:
June 6, 2023
Assignee:
AmeriCarbon Products, LLC
Inventors:
Gilbert A. Chalifoux, E. Gordon Eberth, David Allen Berry