Composition and method for improved desalter brine quality
US12180427B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 8, 2020 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC02F2103/365
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of improving effluent brine quality, the method (i) providing a mud wash solvent comprising a hydrocarbon having a specific gravity less than that of a desalter brine to be treated; and (ii) adding the mud wash solvent to a mud wash stream of a desalter system to provide a treated effluent brine.
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