Methods and systems for obtaining long chain carbons from petroleum based oil
AssigneeOTG Research, LLC
InventorPhilip Allen Boe
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Abstract
Methods and system for obtaining long chain carbons that generally include forming a conversion mixture of an alcohol and a base, adding the conversion mixture to oil (such as petroleum based oil, crude oil, used oil, used motor oil, and new motor oil) to form a reaction mixture, adding a high nitrate compound the reaction mixture, and separating out the long chain carbons for use as an input by other processing such as pharmaceutical and/or additional petro-chemical processing. Additional cooling and/or filtering processes may be utilized to complete and/or optimize oil conversion.
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A method for obtaining long chain carbons from petroleum based oil, the method comprising:
- mixing an alcohol and a base to form a conversion mixture;
- adding said conversion mixture to oil to form a reaction mixture;
- heating said reaction mixture to a temperature of between 200° F. and 400° F. for a period of at least 1 hour;
- cooling said reaction mixture to a temperature less than 70° F.;
- adding a high nitrate compound to said reaction mixture;
- cooling said reaction mixture to a temperature where long chain carbons in said reaction mixture are at substantially equilibrium or greater relative to regular and/or short chain carbons in said reaction mixture;
- separating long chain carbons in said reaction mixture from said regular and/or short chain carbons.
A system for obtaining long chain carbons from oil, the system comprising:
- means for mixing an alcohol and a base to form a conversion mixture;
- means for adding said conversion mixture to oil to form a reaction mixture;
- means for heating said reaction mixture to a temperature of between 200° F. and 400° F. for a period of between 1 hour and 3 hours;
- means for cooling said reaction mixture to a temperature less than 70° F.;
- means for adding a high nitrate compound to said reaction mixture;
- means for cooling said reaction mixture to a temperature where long chain carbons in said reaction mixture are at substantially equilibrium or greater relative to regular and/or short chain carbons in said reaction mixture;
- means for separating long chain carbons in said reaction mixture from said regular and/or short chain carbons.
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