The invention concerns a method (100) for recovering and/or recycling a bituminous product by means of pulsed power, the bituminous product comprising bitumen and elements to be separated, involving the following steps: —supplying (101) a reactor (11) inside which at least two electrodes (13) extend with the bituminous product and a liquid medium of which at least one liquid component has Hansen solubility parameters δη, δρ and δd such that the bitumen is at least partially soluble in the liquid medium, the elements to be separated being insoluble, —generating (102) a series of electromagnetic pulses between the electrodes (13) in the reactor (11) so as to produce, as a result of the power, the frequency and the switching time of the electromagnetic pulses, at least one shock wave and at least ultraviolet radiation, in such a way as to disperse and dissolve the bitumen in the liquid medium, and to separate the bitumen and the insoluble elements, the liquid medium preventing the reconstitution of the bitumen.

Systems and methods to separate water and remove solids from a pre-treated and unfiltered renewable feedstock at or separate from a refinery. Such systems and methods may be used to provide a reduced-contaminant and reduced-solid renewable feedstock for further refining.

A method for the treatment of heavy crude oil with magnetized oxygen/air micro nano bubble water, comprising the steps of generating micro nano bubbles water from treated water by a depressurization process; pumping heavy crude oil and oxygen with the micro nano bubbles water at an injection port; injecting via the injection port a mixture of heavy crude oil and oxygen micro nano bubbles water into a first magnetic unit; subjecting the mixture to a magnetic field under static mixing conditions in the first magnetic unit; injecting the mixture into an interim tank; pressurizing the heavy crude oil and water exiting the interim tank via a slurry pump; pumping the heavy crude oil and water through a second magnetic unit before routing to a first hydrocyclone unit; and routing an overflow of the heavy crude oil for refinery purposes.

A method for the treatment of heavy crude oil with magnetized oxygen/air micro nano bubble water, comprising the steps of generating micro nano bubbles water from treated water by a depressurization process; pumping heavy crude oil and oxygen with the micro nano bubbles water at an injection port; injecting via the injection port a mixture of heavy crude oil and oxygen micro nano bubbles water into a first magnetic unit; subjecting the mixture to a magnetic field under static mixing conditions in the first magnetic unit; injecting the mixture into an interim tank; pressurizing the heavy crude oil and water exiting the interim tank via a slurry pump; pumping the heavy crude oil and water through a second magnetic unit before routing to a first hydrocyclone unit; and routing an overflow of the heavy crude oil for refinery purposes.

Systems and methods for treating a rag layer in a gas oil separation plant. The method includes withdrawing the rag layer from a vessel proximate an oil water interface, conveying the rag layer to a separation device, and recycling separated oil from the separation device back to the gas oil separation plant process.

Systems and methods for treating a rag layer in a gas oil separation plant. The method includes withdrawing the rag layer from a vessel proximate an oil water interface, conveying the rag layer to a separation device, and recycling separated oil from the separation device back to the gas oil separation plant process.

Systems for facilitating fluid flow including a tubular segment having a length, a tube wall with a thickness, a tube wall exterior surface, and a tube wall interior surface. The tube wall interior surface defines a conduit configured to permit fluid flow along the length of the tubular segment. The tube wall may include a material configured to convey heat energy through the tube wall and at least one heating element coupled to an exterior surface of the tube wall along the length of the tubular segment, at least one heating element comprising an enabler material configured to receive electromagnetic energy, convert the electromagnetic energy into heat energy, and release the heat energy into the tube wall. The system may include a source of electromagnetic energy associated with the at least one heating element. The source of electromagnetic energy is configured to transmit electromagnetic energy into the heating element.

A fluid-treatment apparatus has a coil structure, a first circuit formed by a rectifier diode and a capacitor in parallel connection, a second circuit formed by a first coil wound on a first section of the coil structure and a second coil wound on a second section of the coil structure, and a third circuit formed by a third coil wound on the second coil and a fourth coil wound on a third section of the coil structure. The first and second coils have a first winding direction, and the third and fourth coils have a second winding direction opposite to the first winding direction. The first and second coils are a first alternate-current (AC) input terminal and the anode of the rectifier diode. The third and fourth coils are connected to a second alternate-current (AC) input terminal and the cathode of the rectifier diode.

A fluid-treatment apparatus has a coil structure, a first circuit formed by a rectifier diode and a capacitor in parallel connection, a second circuit formed by a first coil wound on a first section of the coil structure and a second coil wound on a second section of the coil structure, and a third circuit formed by a third coil wound on the second coil and a fourth coil wound on a third section of the coil structure. The first and second coils have a first winding direction, and the third and fourth coils have a second winding direction opposite to the first winding direction. The first and second coils are a first alternate-current (AC) input terminal and the anode of the rectifier diode. The third and fourth coils are connected to a second alternate-current (AC) input terminal and the cathode of the rectifier diode.

A fluid-treatment apparatus has a coil structure, a first circuit formed by a rectifier diode and a capacitor in parallel connection, a second circuit formed by a first coil wound on a first section of the coil structure and a second coil wound on a second section of the coil structure, and a third circuit formed by a third coil wound on the second coil and a fourth coil wound on a third section of the coil structure. The first and second coils have a first winding direction, and the third and fourth coils have a second winding direction opposite to the first winding direction. The first and second coils are a first alternate-current (AC) input terminal and the anode of the rectifier diode. The third and fourth coils are connected to a second alternate-current (AC) input terminal and the cathode of the rectifier diode.