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US 2013/0153465 A1Published application
Processing Hydrocarbons
AssigneeXyleco, Inc.
InventorMarshall Medoff
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Abstract
Systems and methods that include providing, e.g., obtaining or preparing, a material that includes a hydrocarbon carried by an inorganic substrate, and exposing the material to a plurality of energetic particles, such as accelerated charged particles, such as electrons or ions.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- exposing a material comprising a hydrocarbon carried by an inorganic substrate to at least 0.5 megarads of radiation.
A method of processing a hydrocarbon material, the method comprising:
- exposing a hydrocarbon that has been combined with a solid supporting material to a plurality of charged particles or photons to deliver a dose of radiation of at least 0.5 megarads.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.