A polymer super-activation method comprising: heating a diluent to an elevated temperature; combining a polymer and the heated diluent to form a first polymer-diluent mixture, wherein the first polymer-diluent mixture has a first concentration of polymer to diluent; carrying out a polymer activation process to form an activated polymer-diluent mixture, the polymer activation process including at least one, but no greater than three, steps selected from (a) - (d): (a) premixing the first polymer-diluent mixture at a predetermined pressure to form a second polymer-diluent mixture; (b) blending the first polymer-diluent mixture or the second polymer-diluent mixture with a blending device to form a blended polymer-diluent mixture; (c) (i) recycling the blended polymer-diluent mixture to be blended as in step (b) or premixed as in step (a) at a predetermined pressure; or (ii) recycling the second polymer-diluent mixture to be premixed as in step (a) at a predetermined pressure; and (d) reducing the pressure in a portion of the blended polymer-diluent mixture or the second polymer-diluent mixture to relax the polymer and form a relaxed polymer-diluent mixture; diluting the activated polymer-diluent mixture, said diluted activated polymer-diluent mixture having a temperature lower than said elevated temperature and a second concentration of polymer to diluent lower than the first concentration; wherein the activated polymer-diluent mixture is selected from: the second polymer-diluent mixture, the blended polymer-diluent mixture, and the relaxed polymer-diluent mixture; and passing the diluted activated polymer-diluent mixture to an output. heating a diluent to an elevated temperature; combining a polymer and the heated diluent to form a first polymer-diluent mixture, wherein the first polymer-diluent mixture has a first concentration of polymer to diluent; carrying out a polymer activation process to form an activated polymer-diluent mixture, the polymer activation process including at least one, but no greater than three, steps selected from (a) - (d): (a) premixing the first polymer-diluent mixture at a predetermined pressure to form a second polymer-diluent mixture; (b) blending the first polymer-diluent mixture or the second polymer-diluent mixture with a blending device to form a blended polymer-diluent mixture; (c) (i) recycling the blended polymer-diluent mixture to be blended as in step (b) or premixed as in step (a) at a predetermined pressure; or (ii) recycling the second polymer-diluent mixture to be premixed as in step (a) at a predetermined pressure; and (d) reducing the pressure in a portion of the blended polymer-diluent mixture or the second polymer-diluent mixture to relax the polymer and form a relaxed polymer-diluent mixture; (a) premixing the first polymer-diluent mixture at a predetermined pressure to form a second polymer-diluent mixture; (b) blending the first polymer-diluent mixture or the second polymer-diluent mixture with a blending device to form a blended polymer-diluent mixture; (c) (i) recycling the blended polymer-diluent mixture to be blended as in step (b) or premixed as in step (a) at a predetermined pressure; or (ii) recycling the second polymer-diluent mixture to be premixed as in step (a) at a predetermined pressure; and (d) reducing the pressure in a portion of the blended polymer-diluent mixture or the second polymer-diluent mixture to relax the polymer and form a relaxed polymer-diluent mixture; diluting the activated polymer-diluent mixture, said diluted activated polymer-diluent mixture having a temperature lower than said elevated temperature and a second concentration of polymer to diluent lower than the first concentration; wherein the activated polymer-diluent mixture is selected from: the second polymer-diluent mixture, the blended polymer-diluent mixture, and the relaxed polymer-diluent mixture; and passing the diluted activated polymer-diluent mixture to an output. <EOS>