Method for treating porous media
US5567088A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 16, 1994 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 16, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE02D31/00
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Methods are disclosed for treating porous media such as subsurface storage tanks or excavations therefore to form primary or secondary permeability barriers. A treatment fluid comprising a polymerizable monomer, a diluent therefor, and a strong acid catalyst mixed with steam is injected into a volume to be treated and contacted with the interior surface thereof. Contact is maintained for a duration sufficient to cause polymerization to occur forming an impermeable barrier in or on the interior surface of the treated volume.
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