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Volume 3, Issue 2 (Suppl) Ind Chem
ISSN: 2469-9764, ICO an open access journa Industrial Chemistry 2017
May 22-23, 2017
May 22-23, 2017 Las Vegas, USA
2nd World Conference on
Industrial Chemistry and Water Treatment
Microwave applications in petroleum processing
Adango Miadonye and Brittany MacDonald
Cape Breton University, Canadat
Statement of the Problem: Microwave energy is successfully being used in the petroleum industry (inspecting coiled tubing/
line pipe, measuring multiphase flow, and the mobilization of asphaltic crude oil). Depletion of conventional crude reserves is
accompanied by growing economic demand for various fuel types. In Canada, efforts have intensified to develop microwave
irradiation technology for in situ enhanced oil recovery of large deposits of heavy oil/bitumen. Of the estimated 30 billion
barrels of heavy oil in place, about 26 billion barrels are considered unrecoverable using current technology. Objectives
included studying microwave process conditions that affect the upgrading of heavy oil/bitumen to synthetic crude, achieve up
to 50% desulphurization and obtain preliminary data on process design and economics.
Methodology & Theoretical Orientation: Typical experiments including mixing of oil with one or more additives, and
exposing to various dosages of low pressure microwave radiation. The microwave reactor was constructed from a domestic
microwave oven and modified to allow for the accommodation of a mixer, temperature monitor and pressure in the reactor and
interfaced with a desktop computer for data acquisition. Power level and irradiation intensity were at level high.
Findings: Results obtained with GC-MS showed evidence of fragmentation process in heavy oil/bitumen samples but, no
significant change in molecular structure for majority of the light crude oil samples after being subjected to microwave
irradiation. Average reduction in sulfur content of 16% and 39.4% were obtained for heavy oil and light oil, respectively.
Conclusion & Significance: This work has shown strong indications for the employment of microwave technology not only
for hydrocarbon extractions but for in situ upgrading and field upgrading of heavy oil/bitumen desulphurization of crude oil,
and future upgrading of coal and oil shale. Overall, microwave technology presents the best alternative, economically and
environmentally, to existing technologies for enhanced oil recovery operations and processing.
Biography
Adango Miadonye has his expertise in rheology and transport property of reservoir fluids, heavy oil and bitumen, microwave energy for enhanced oil recovery,
upgrading and refining processes.
Adango Miadonye et al., Ind Chem 2017, 3:2 (Suppl)