FISCHER-TROPSCH WAX AND CRUDE OIL MIXTURES HAVING A HIGH WAX CONTENT

摘要

The invention is a process for producing a mixture of wax and crude oil whichcan be pumped at ambient temperature.The wax is preferably a Fisher-Tropsch wax. The temperature of the crude oilis controlled to a level below the dissolutiontemperature of the wax. The wax crystals are homogenized and dispersed intothe crude oil to form a mixture. The present inventionprevents the wax from dissolving in the crude oil and subsequently re-crystallizing at lower temperatures which can substantiallyincrease the viscosity of the mixture thereby decreasing the effectiveness oftransporting the mixture.