PROCESS MIXING WATER, OXIDANT AND HEAVY OIL UNDER SUPERCRITICAL TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE CONDITIONS AND EVENTUALLY SUBMITTING THE MIXTURE TO MICROWAVE TREATING

摘要

A process for upgrading a heavy oil stream by completely mixing the heavy oil stream with a water stream prior to the introduction of an oxidant stream. A mixture of the heavy oil stream and the water stream are subjected to operating conditions, in the presence of the oxidant stream, that are at or exceed the supercritical temperature and pressure of water. The resulting product stream is a higher value oil having low sulfur, low nitrogen, and low metallic impurities as compared to the heavy oil stream.