PETRO AVEC awarded patent for a process to remove sulphur from crude oil
at Friday, September 3, 2010
Petrosonics LLC awarded a patent in India
Petrosonics LLC, partner in the PETRO AVEC joint venture, has been awarded a patent in India for 20 years. The patent pertains to process of removal of sulphur from all types of crude oil fractions through sonic energy and oxidation and removal of oxidized sulphur through hydrotreatment. At 5.6 bn barrels of proven oil reserves, India has the second largest reserves in the Asia Pacific region after China. India is the fourth largest consumer of oil in the world, as per consumption in 2009 of 3 mn bbl/d. The patent will help AVEC to license PETRO AVEC technology through cross licensing by a large Indian oil company.
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