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Oil-in-water emulsion breaking with hydrophobically functionalized cationic polymers

US4741835A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 8, 1986
Grant dateMay 3, 1988
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Expiry dateSep 8, 2006

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08F220/60
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method of breaking an oil-in-water emulsion which comprises the steps of treating said oil-in-water emulsion with at least a de-emulsifying amount of a water dispersible terpolymer formed by polymerization from an acrylamide monomer, a water soluble cationic monomer and a water insoluble, hydrophobic monomer, and separating the formed water phase from the formed phase of terpolymer and the oil.

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