Molecular Transformation and Sustainable Optimization of Bitumen in Alberta Oil Sands, Canada with RDV® Chemical Technology

RDV® (dynamic vasoactive reactor)chemical technology represents a disruptive innovation operating under both surface and downhole conditions, producing irreversible and in situ adaptable effects. It has demonstrated transformative capacity across crude oils of various API gravities, with notable impact on extra-heavy crudes and bitumens, through a mechanism based on targeted proton donation that induces selective protonation of polar structures, generating transient carbocations that catalyze molecular fragmentation.This work presents a comprehensive analysis of the effects of RDV-DMG001® treatment (currently named RDV-01L®) on bitumen samples from the Primrose field, Alberta, Canada, using capillary chromatography, SARA analysis, and rheological evaluation, complemented with comparative data on prior applications of RDV-01L® in extra-heavy crudes from Venezuela (Boscán and El Salto).Results for Primrose bitumen show an 85% reduction in viscosity (from 500,000 to 75,000 cP), an increase in API gravity from 8.5 to 15.0 (+76.4%), and molecular redistribution toward medium-chain hydrocarbons (C₁₃-C₁₆), with increases in molar and mass fractions up to 39.1% and 62.3%, respectively. SARA analysis confirmed fragmentation of asphaltenes (2.0% mass reduction) and a 5.8% increase in resins, improving colloidal stability and lowering precipitation risk. These changes align with RDV®’s mechanism of action based on carbocation generation.Notably, in field conditions—which are more dynamic and energetically favorable—RDV® treatment efficacy tends to exceed laboratory results, due to synergy among temperature, pressure, and fluid flow gradients which accelerate and enhance protonation and molecular fragmentation. Validated in contexts of advanced chemical transformation (Venezuela, Canada), the technology enables substantial improvements in fluidity, transport, processing, and recovery, with significant potential for annual cost savings in extraction and processing.This study positions RDV® as a disruptive, irreversible, and in situ adaptable chemical solution superior to conventional technologies such as surfactants, nanocatalysts, or aquathermolysis. RDV® is a quantum-impact chemical technology operating via molecular protonation reactions and controlled carbocation formation.The term “quantum” is used here as a conceptual analogy to describe the magnitude and specificity of the molecular reconfiguration induced by RDV®, without asserting direct experimental evidence of quantum reactivity.