Demulsifying compound and a method of breaking or inhibiting emulsions
US6545181B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 24, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 24, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC10N2050/01
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention is a demulsifying and corrosion-inhibiting compound formed from the salt of an amphiphilic amine and an amphiphilic acid. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the demulsifier may be a salt of an alkyl amine and an alkyl aryl sulfonic acid. Even more preferably, the demulsifier may be a salt of a methyl, di-cocoyl amine and an alkyl aryl sulfonic acid. According to another embodiment of the invention, an organic system may be demulsified by mixing the salt of an alkyl amine and an alkyl sulfonic acid with the system to be demulsified.
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