Patents Assigned to Industrial Process Technologies (Pty) Ltd
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPGRADING A HYDROCARBON
    Publication number: 20160010003
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is described for removing at least some contaminants from a hydrocarbon feedstock, such as a petroleum. The method includes treating the contaminated feedstock during flow through a supercritical reactor with supercritical water to facilitate the removal of at least some of the contaminants. The flow through the supercritical reactor is a continuous flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: Industrial Process Technologies (Pty) Ltd
    Inventors: Michiel David Walters, Matthew Richard Crooks, Lawrence Keith Ambrose, Bevan Dooley, John David Winter