Method for detecting contents of paraffin and asphaltene in oil
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Current Assignee / Owner
- PRAD RES & DEV LTD
- Publication Date
- 2009-09-09
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
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[0001] The present invention relates to geology, geochemistry, refining and petrochemistry, ie to the determination of paraffin and asphaltenes content in oils, which may have particular utility in the analysis of heavy oils and bitumen. Background technique
[0002] Data on the composition of the oil, especially on the concentration of the heavy (solids) fraction, significantly facilitates the optimization of oil recovery and refining processes. However, this information is not always available because of the complexity, uncertainty and high cost of state-of-the-art methods for determining the concentrations of some oil components. Although light oil fractions can be separated by simple distillation and rectification methods, simple methods do not allow us to determine the concentration of the heaviest oil fractions (paraffins and asphaltenes).
[0003] Previous methods for the determination of paraffin and asphaltene concentrations in oils were standardize...