Patents Assigned to MARATHON OIL CANADA COMPANY
  • NOZZLE REACTOR AND METHOD OF USE
    Publication number: 20130058835
    Abstract: A nozzle reactor includes a passage having one or more regions with a converging-diverging shape. The nozzle reactor accelerates a reacting fluid to supersonic velocities and mixes it with a feed material. The reacting fluid and the feed material may be pre-heated. The high speed collision between the reacting fluid and the feed material at elevated temperatures causes the materials to react.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: MARATHON OIL CANADA COMPANY
    Inventors: Jose Armando Salazar-Guillen, Mahendra Joshi, Christopher Ard
  • HEAVY HYDROCARBON REACTOR
    Publication number: 20120267286
    Abstract: A reactor for cracking heavy hydrocarbons includes a tube having an internal passage filled with a fluid that includes heavy hydrocarbon material. The reactor is oriented vertically so that the fluid moves downward through the internal passage of the tube. The internal passage includes alternating linear sections and curved sections. The internal passage is oriented so that it lies on a single plane. The reactor may be combined with another reactor to produce a reactor system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: MARATHON OIL CANADA COMPANY
    Inventors: Jose Armando Salazar-Guillen, Christopher Ard