Continuous destabilization of emulsions
US10808183B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 12, 2013 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A30/30
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The inventive technology, in at least one embodiment, may be described as a method of destabilizing an aqueous hydrocarbon emulsion comprising the steps of: effecting contact between a sorbent and said aqueous hydrocarbon emulsion; effecting relative motion between said sorbent and said aqueous hydrocarbon emulsion; and destabilizing (perhaps in continuous fashion) the aqueous hydrocarbon emulsion. Applications include but are not limited to oil spill clean up, manufacturing of emulsions, oil refinery and production operations (anywhere along the production chain).
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