Scott A Mobley, 63416 Snowdon Pl, Danville, CA 94506

2016010, Apr 21, 2016

Oct 15, 2014

14/515196

- Sunnyvale CA, US
SCOTT RAY MOBLEY - Portola Valley CA, US
PHILIP DAVID FULMER - San Jose CA, US

C07C 5/03
B01J 19/24
B01J 19/12
C07C 2/56
B01J 19/08

Methods and apparatus for refining feedstocks, such as crude or synthetic oil, and like feedstocks, are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a reactor for refining a feedstock includes: a chamber having an inner volume to hold a liquid feedstock, a feedstock inlet port, a process gas inlet port, and an outlet port; a gas diffuser housed within the chamber and coupled to the process gas inlet port; and a radical generator coupled in fluid communication with the inner volume via the gas diffuser. In some embodiments, a method for refining feedstock includes: providing liquid feedstock to an inner volume of a reactor; flowing a radicalized process gas from a radical generator into the inner volume and into contact with the feedstock via a gas diffuser to fractionate the feedstock and produce one or more fractions of product in a vaporous mixture; and collecting a desired product from the vaporous mixture.