- JetShear uses low severity, hydrodynamic cavitation and mild thermal cracking to structurally modify asphaltene molecules by separating resin groups attached to the asphaltene core.
- The rapid change in pressure allows microbubbles to form around nucleation sites.
- Kinetic energy from cavitation, converts to chemical energy and modifies heavy oil microstructures and the state of aggregation.
- The resulting de-structuring lowers viscosity and bulk density with essentially no change in the volumetric yield.
