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Composition containing a surface active compound and glycolipids and decontamination process for a porous medium polluted by hydrocarbons

US5654192A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 5, 1995
Grant dateAug 5, 1997
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Expiry dateJun 5, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC11D1/22
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to a decontamination process for a porous medium polluted by hydrocarbons according to a composition containing a surface active agent as glycolipids in their crude or modified form is introduced, for example by at least one input well, in the optional presence of hydrocarbon-destroying bacteria and at least one part of the composition containing at least one part of the hydrocarbons is collected, for example by a production well.

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