InventorsAssigneeUS Class516/191The compound contains ether group (e.g., polyethylene oxide)Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational Class C09K 3/00 Issued Patent Number:7612117
Abstract textThe invention pertains to the use of a class of acetylenic surfactants to resolve or break water and oil emulsions. The surfactants are of particular advantage in resolving crude oil emulsions of the type encountered in desalter and similar apparatus designed to extract brines from the crude as they partition to the aqueous phase in the desalter. | 
