公开(公告)号：US20210309919A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-07

申请号：US17229145

申请日：2021-04-13

Applicant: SUNCOR ENERGY INC.

Inventor： TOM CORSCADDEN ,  DAVID DENTON ,  JIM KEARNS ,  DARIUS REMESAT

IPC: C10C3/14 ,  C10L5/10 ,  C10G21/00 ,  C10L5/04 ,  C10G55/04

Abstract: A process to convert asphaltenes found in heavy hydrocarbon sources, remove the converted solid asphaltene portion from the hydrocarbon source at operating conditions and to prepare the separated solid asphaltenes for easier handling, storage or bulk transport, with a minimal amount of heavy hydrocarbon remaining with the asphaltenes to serve as an inherent binder for larger and robust formed solid asphaltene pieces.