Upgrading heavy oil and bitumen with an initiator

摘要

A method for upgrading a heavy oil includes: disposing an initiator in a heavy oil environment, the heavy oil environment including a heavy oil; producing a radical from the initiator; contacting the heavy oil with the radical; and converting the heavy oil to upgraded oil.

主权项

1. A method for upgrading heavy oil, the method comprising:
disposing an initiator in a heavy oil environment, the heavy oil environment including a heavy oil; producing a radical from the initiator; and contacting the heavy oil with the radical; and converting the heavy oil to upgraded oil; wherein converting the heavy oil comprises: abstracting a hydrogen atom from the heavy oil with the radical to form a product radical from the heavy oil; and subjecting the product radical to a β-scission reaction.