METHOD FOR THE MAGNETIC TREATMENT OF PETROLEUM DURING PROCESSING AND TRANSPORT

摘要

The invention relates to petroleum processing and can be used in the petroleum production and refining industry to improve petroleum transport conditions and the degree of separation of water-petroleum emulsions. The technical result, namely the dewatering of petroleum, a reduction in pour point, the inhibition of asphalt-tar-paraffin deposits and a decrease in flow resistance as a result of a reduction in dynamic viscosity, is achieved in that in the claimed method for the magnetic treatment of petroleum during processing and transport, which includes introducing a chemical agent into a petroleum stream to improve the rheological properties thereof and magnetically treating the stream by exposure to a constant magnetic field, the duration of the magnetic treatment is 3-60 secs at a magnetic flux density of 0.3-1.0 T. The agent used is a pour point depressant or a demulsifier.