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Method of breaking oil-in-water emulsions

US4237005A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 4, 1979
Grant dateDec 2, 1980
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Expiry dateJun 4, 1999

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08G79/04
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The use as oil-in-water emulsion breakers of phosphonic acid ester condensate oligomers is disclosed which oligomers are ester condensates of alkyl-1-hydroxy-1, 1-diphosphonic acid having the formula: ##STR1## where R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represent a group having the formula C.sub.x H.sub.2x+1, where x is from 6 to 13; Y is ##STR2## M is a water soluble cation such as Na, K or NH.sub.4, and n is 1 or greater.

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