Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Endogenous asphaltenic encapsulation of bituminous materials with recovery of light ends
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Application No.: US16493085Application Date: 2018-03-09
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Publication No.: US11214740B2Publication Date: 2022-01-04
- Inventor: Ian Donald Gates , Jingyi Wang
- Applicant: Solideum Holdings Inc.
- Applicant Address: CA Calgary
- Assignee: Solideum Holdings Inc.
- Current Assignee: Solideum Holdings Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: CA Calgary
- Agency: Verrill Dana, LLP
- Agent Robert L. Hover
- International Application: PCT/CA2018/050287 WO 20180309
- International Announcement: WO2018/165745 WO 20180920
- Main IPC: C10C3/00
- IPC: C10C3/00 ; C10C3/14 ; C10C3/18 ; C08L95/00 ; C10G1/04

Abstract:
The invention provides methods for pelletizing bituminous liquids by inducing endogenous asphaltenes in the liquid to form a resilient external membrane on an aliquot of the bituminous liquid, optionally with simultaneous collection of light components that result from the process of inducing endogenous asphaltene formation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210139785A1 ENDOGENOUS ASPHALTENIC ENCAPSULATION OF BITUMINOUS MATERIALS WITH RECOVERY OF LIGHT ENDS Public/Granted day:2021-05-13
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