System and method for cold cracking under a condition of modified density of physical vacuum

Abstract

Method to change the molecular composition of a target medium under a condition of modified physical vacuum structure, includes introducing into an exposure chamber the target medium having a Raman spectrum with a predetermined target spectral resonance; rotating a source hydrocarbon medium in a drum adjacent to the exposure chamber, to produce a vacuum and magnetic influence; propagating the vacuum and magnetic influence to the target medium in the exposure chamber; applying a mechanical vibration to the target medium to vibrate the target medium on a molecular scale, to create colloidal molecular vibrations; transferring energy from the colloidal molecular vibrations to an electron system of atoms in molecules of the target medium until at least a portion of the molecules of the target medium cracks into shorter molecular hydrocarbon products; and withdrawing the shorter hydrocarbon molecular products from the exposure chamber.

1 . A method to reduce a distillation curve of a target crude oil, comprising:
 introducing the target crude oil into an exposure chamber, wherein a Raman spectrum of the target crude oil includes a target IR/Raman spectral resonance;   rotating a source organic material in a drum adjacent to the exposure chamber to produce a rotation, wherein the rotation excites the source organic material to produce a source IR/Raman spectral resonance having an elevated spectral power density at least partially overlapping in wavenumber shift compared to the target IR/Raman spectral resonance;   applying a mechanical vibration to the target crude oil to vibrate the target crude oil on a molecular scale, to create molecular vibrations;   transferring energy from the molecular vibrations to an electron system of atoms in molecules of the target crude oil until at least a portion of the molecules of the target crude oil cracks into a shorter molecular hydrocarbon product having a reduced distillation curve; and   withdrawing the shorter hydrocarbon molecular product from the exposure chamber.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the target crude oil comprises number 6 residual fuel oil (C 85.1 H 12.9 ). 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the source organic material comprises a mixture of 50% by weight of topsoil, about 30% by weight of iron particles, about 10% by weight of water, and about 10% by weight of a hydrocarbon medium having an API of about 9.5°. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising a step of setting an internal working temperature of the exposure chamber to about 176° F., and setting an internal working pressure of the exposure chamber to about 15 pounds per square inch. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the step of rotating comprises rotating the drum at a rate of between 4,000 revolutions per minute (RPM) and 10,000 RPM. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the step of applying a mechanical vibration comprise rotating a lamella disk in contact with the target crude oil at a rate between 1,000 RPM and 3,600 RPM. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the shorter molecular hydrocarbon product comprises number 4 fuel oil. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising a step of operating for at least 24 hours before the step of withdrawing the shorter hydrocarbon molecular products. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the source organic material comprises kerosene (C 85.7 H 13.4 ). 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the step of rotating comprises rotating the drum at a rate of between 4,000 RPM and 8,000 RPM. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the shorter molecular hydrocarbon product comprises number 2 fuel oil. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the target crude oil comprises high sulfur Russian Fuel Oil M100, 14.33° API. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the shorter molecular hydrocarbon product comprises Russian Fuel Oil M40 23.15° API. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the shorter molecular hydrocarbon product comprises Russian Naval Mazut ∠-5 Fuel Oil, 23.15° API. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the source organic material comprises decalin. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising a step of:
 selecting the source organic material to be a mixture of 50% by weight of topsoil, about 30% by weight of iron particles, about 10% by weight of water, and about 10% by weight of a hydrocarbon medium having an API of about 9.5°,   wherein the step of rotating comprises rotating the drum for two hours at a rate of 4,000 RPM.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising a step of:
 rotating the drum for an additional two hours at a rate of 6,800 RPM.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising a step of:
 rotating the drum for an additional two hours at a rate of 7,000 RPM.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , further comprising steps of:
 replacing the source organic material with decalin; and   rotating the drum for an additional two hours at a rate of 7,000 RPM.   
     
     
         20 . A shorter molecular hydrocarbon product prepared by a process comprising the steps of:
 introducing the target crude oil into an exposure chamber, wherein a Raman spectrum of the target crude oil includes a target IR/Raman spectral resonance;   rotating a source organic material in a drum adjacent to the exposure chamber to produce a rotation, wherein the rotation excites the source organic material to produce a source IR/Raman spectral resonance having an elevated spectral power density at least partially overlapping in wavenumber shift compared to the target IR/Raman spectral resonance;   applying a mechanical vibration to the target crude oil to vibrate the target crude oil on a molecular scale, to create molecular vibrations;   transferring energy from the molecular vibrations to an electron system of atoms in molecules of the target crude oil until at least a portion of the molecules of the target crude oil cracks into a shorter molecular hydrocarbon product having a reduced distillation curve; and   withdrawing the shorter hydrocarbon molecular product from the exposure chamber.