W10 Technology

W10 is a new hydrocarbon enhancement process which potentially involves the deployment of an alkaline metal catalyst to "donate" hydrogen to a hydrocarbon "host" such as coal, oil sand or oil shale, via an exothermic chemical reaction thereby significantly improving the value of the hydrocarbon. The same process may also improve the viscosity of "heavy oil" products such as bitumen derived from oil sands, thereby improving its qualities to refineries.

Targets for W10 application include:

· ‘in-situ' conversion of brown and black coal to long chain hydrocarbons and methane
· oil sands upgrading (both "in-situ" and surface upgrades)
· upgrading of mined oil shale
· globally traded heavy oils

Click here to view video of W10 laboratory testing.