Table 1 Typical SDA results for crude oil and upgrading products over catalysts with different reaction cycles under methane and nitrogen.

From: The interactive role of methane beyond a reactant in crude oil upgrading

Property

Crude oil

Prod-M1

Prod-N1

Prod-M2

Prod-N2

Prod-M3

Prod-N3

Initial boiling point (°C)

54.4

34.1

40.9

33.9

35.3

34.3

37.6

Recovery at 700 °C (wt%)

68

99

96

94

89

92

87

Average molecular weight (g mol−1)

493.2

392.9

397.3

393.5

398.8

401.8

404.0