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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20090197978 | METHODS FOR BREAKING CRUDE OIL AND WATER EMULSIONS A method for breaking a crude oil emulsion includes treating the emulsion at an elevated temperature with a demulsifier. The demulsifier contains at least 70 percent by weight of ethylene oxide, 3-hydroxypropylene oxide, or a mixture and has a cloud point temperature of... | 08/06/2009 |
| 20090149557 | Demulsifiers in solvent base for separating emulsions and methods of use Demulsifiers containing an anionic surfactant selected from alkylsulfosuccinates, alkylphosphonic acids, and their salts; a nonionic surfactant selected from ethylene oxide/propylene oxide copolymers, ethoxylated fatty acids of polyethylene glycol, terpene alkoxylates, ... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20080039537 | Synergistic combination of demulsifiers for enhancing demulsification properties in industrial lubricants A synergistic demulsifier composition for the improvement of demulsification properties and method of making said composition is disclosed along with a lubricant composition containing same. The demulsifier composition consists of effective amounts of one or more demuls... | 02/14/2008 |
| 20070112079 | Emulsion breaking process The 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... | 05/17/2007 |
