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 date | Jun 5, 1995 |
| Grant date | Aug 5, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 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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