Fluorescence method of quantifying hydrocarbons, including crude oil, dispersed in water
US5381002A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 23, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2013 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/1833
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method to determine the amount of oil, including dispersed oil, in water at low levels wherein a surfactant is first mixed with water which may contain dispersed oil, the surfactant comprising a non-aromatic surfactant able to solubilize into water the particular oil being tested for, and comparing the emission fluorescence of the surfactant/water mixture to previous correlations drawn between known amounts of oil in water and their emission fluorescence under similar conditions.
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