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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8168062 | Composition and method for breaking water in oil emulsions A multi-component demulsifier comprising an alkoxylated C5-C7 alkyl substituted phenol-formaldehyde resin and at least one polyalkylene oxide triblock copolymer. This synergistic combination of materials is useful in breaking emulsions, of wate... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8147678 | Devices and processes for deasphalting and/or reducing metals in a crude oil with a desalter unit This invention relates to devices and processes for removing asphaltenes and/or metals from crude oil to increase refinery processing of heavy materials. The desalters of this invention reduce and/or remove at least a portion of asphaltenes and/or metals form the cr... | 04/03/2012 |
| 7442311 | Emulsion and effluent treatment processes An emulsion and affluent process which treats and breaks very tight emulsions and separates dissolved solids from associated fluids produced in industry, whereby solids and fluids are separated into clean interfacial phases thus providing an improved quality saleabl... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7396433 | Process and arrangement for separating oil from oil containing materials The process separates oil and water from a sludge mixture by directing the sludge mixture into a rapidly rotating friction dryer having a cylindrical chamber with a smooth inner surface and a rotating rotor having rotor arms extending into closely spaced relation to... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7373276 | Quantitative evaluation of emulsion stability based on critical electric field measurements A method for quantitative evaluation of emulsion stability using Critical Electric Field (CEF) determinations over a range of conditions, such as a range of temperatures, demulsifier compositions, or demulsifier concentrations. The method includes determining the CE... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7357857 | Process for extracting bitumen Bitumen extraction done using a process comprising: (a) preparing a bitumen froth comprising particulate mineral solids and hydrocarbons dispersed in aqueous lamella in the form of an emulsion; (b) adding a sufficient amount of a paraffinic solvent to the froth to i... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7323342 | Method for improving oil desalting by forming unstable water-in-oil emulsions A method for determination for a given oil the relative stability of a water-in-oil emulsion that will be formed by that oil with water comprises measuring for the given oil the weight fraction of the oil that is most strongly adsorbed on a silica gel column success... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7316782 | Filter apparatus for removing sulfur-containing compounds from liquid fuels, and methods of using same A fuel filter for removing fuel impurities, particularly thiophenes, includes a hollow housing having a filter element therein. The filter element includes a substrate, which may include a nonwoven fiber web, a plurality of particles, or both of these. Where particl... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7281579 | Method for terminating or reducing water flow in a subterranean formation This invention relates to a method of reducing the deleterious effects of water production in a subterranean formation by placing an aqueous phase polymer and/or resin, which at a designated set up time, solidifies and blocks water conduits. This invention pertains ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7279502 | Polyamine analog conjugates and quinone conjugates as therapies for cancers and prostate diseases Peptide conjugates in which cytocidal and cytostatic agents, such as polyamine analogs or naphthoquinones, are conjugated to a polypeptide recognized and cleaved by enzymes such as prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and cathepsin B are provided, as well as compositions... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7270743 | Products produced form rapid thermal processing of heavy hydrocarbon feedstocks The present invention is directed to the upgrading of heavy hydrocarbon feedstock that utilizes a short residence pyrolytic reactor operating under conditions that cracks and chemically upgrades the feedstock. The process of the present invention provides for the pr... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7262153 | Method and composition for enhanced hydrocarbons recovery A method of treating a hydrocarbon containing formation is described. The method may include providing a hydrocarbon recovery composition to the hydrocarbon containing formation. Hydrocarbons in the hydrocarbon containing formation may interact with the hydrocarbon ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258797 | Filter for removing water and/or surfactants from a lipophilic fluid The present invention relates to processes for removing water and/or surfactants from lipophilic fluids, absorbent materials employed in such processes, and lipophilic fluids produced by such processes. ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7250107 | Flexible method for producing oil bases and distillates from feedstock containing heteroatoms For producing basic oils and in particular very high quality oils, i.e. oils possessing a high viscosity index (VI), a low aromatics content, good UV stability and a low pour point, from oil cuts having an initial boiling point higher than 340° C., possibly with si... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7247693 | Monomer compound comprising several cationic groups, process for making the same, and polymers comprising units deriving therefrom A polymer includes repetitive units derived from a monomer compound according to formula (I): wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom, a methyl group or an ethyl group, A, which is identical or different, is a g... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7229950 | Method and composition for enhanced hydrocarbons recovery A method of treating a hydrocarbon containing formation is described. The method may include providing a hydrocarbon recovery composition to the hydrocarbon containing formation. Hydrocarbons in the hydrocarbon containing formation may interact with the hydrocarbon ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7223331 | Method for settling suspended fine inorganic solid particles from hydrocarbon slurry and additive for use therewith Disclosed is a method for settling suspended finely divided inorganic solid particles from a hydrocarbon slurry using an additive. The additive comprises (a) a hydroxy-terminated polyoxyalkylate chain(s) containing polymer having at least one oxygen atom and at leas... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7176001 | Manufacture and purification of cyclosporin A The present invention provides an improved method for the manufacture of Cyclosporin A is disclosed. Cyclosporin A is produced by solid state fermentation of Fusarium solani in a bioreactor under optimal fermentation parameters. The product is extracted and f... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168489 | Orthoester compositions and methods for reducing the viscosified treatment fluids In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of reducing the viscosity of a viscosified treatment fluid comprising contacting the viscosified treatment fluid with an acid generated from an orthoester composition that comprises an orthoester. In another... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7163636 | Multi-phase separation system A multi-phase separation system utilized to remove contaminants from fluids includes a pre-filtering module for filtering a contaminated fluid to provide a filtered contaminated fluid. A condenser module receives the filtered contaminated fluid and a contaminated ga... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7157007 | Vertical gas induced flotation cell A system for separating oil and/or oily coated solids from an oily water mixture. The system includes an upright vessel having an inlet for introducing oily water in a horizontal pattern. The vessel also has a water outlet in a lower portion of the vessel and an oil... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7137447 | Method and composition for enhanced hydrocarbons recovery A method of treating a hydrocarbon containing formation is described. The method may include providing a hydrocarbon recovery composition to the hydrocarbon containing formation. Hydrocarbons in the hydrocarbon containing formation may interact with the hydrocarbon ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7108736 | Method of installing a molecular sieve bed gas-enriching system A method of installing a molecular sieve bed gas enrichment system in a vehicle such as an aircraft. A system controller, a product gas distribution conduit, a high pressure gas supply conduit which extends from a high pressure gas source, and a plurality of molecul... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7108780 | Oil desalting by forming unstable water-in-oil emulsions A method for determination for a given oil the relative stability of a water-in-oil emulsion that will be formed by that oil with water comprises measuring for the given oil the weight percent asphaltenes (A), total acid number (TAN), and ratio of the amount of naph... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7097761 | Method of removing water and contaminants from crude oil containing same A method for contaminant and water removal from crude oil. The method involves recirculating at least a portion of the dewatered crude into a dehydrator. The dehydrator contains a heated dehydrated crude oil and the surface or adjacent thereto is maintained at a tem... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7090768 | Surfactant for bitumen separation A surfactant for separating bitumen from sand includes an aqueous solution of hydrogen peroxide contacted with low rank coal. The low rank coal is preferably lignite. The surfactant may be used to clean bitumen, heavy oil and/or tar from sand, shale or clay at low c... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7087157 | Multi-phase separation system A multi-phase separation system utilized to remove contaminants from fluids includes a pre-filtering module for filtering a contaminated fluid to provide a filtered contaminated fluid. A condenser module receives the filtered contaminated fluid and a contaminated ga... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7077950 | Continuous process for the removal of water from a hydrocarbon stream Process for the continuous drying of a hydrocarbon stream at a temperature being effective in drying the stream with an ionic liquid drying agent comprising a salt of sulphuric acid being in liquid or melted form at the drying temperature. ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7055602 | Method and composition for enhanced hydrocarbons recovery A method of treating a hydrocarbon containing formation is described. The method may include providing a hydrocarbon recovery composition to the hydrocarbon containing formation. Hydrocarbons in the hydrocarbon containing formation may interact with the hydrocarbon ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7033504 | Method for recovering water soluble surfactants Disclosed is a method for recovering and re-employing ionic surfactants from solutions, dispersions and emulsions of water and liquid hydrocarbons, by the addition of a second non-aqueous polar phase and an inorganic salt which changes the ionic strength of the surf... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7030275 | Monomer compound comprising several cationic groups, process for making the same, and polymers comprising units deriving therefrom Monomer compounds comprising several cationic groups, a process for making such compounds and polymers derived from such compounds are provided. The monomer compounds are according to formula (I): wherein R1 ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7014773 | Demulsification of emulsions by socillatory mixing The invention includes a method for demulsification of water-in-oil emulsions, oil-in-water emulsions, and mixtures of water-in-oil and oil-in-water emulsions by oscillatory mixing of the emulsions. ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6927846 | Real-time on-line sensing and control of emulsions in formation fluids Real time determination of the presence of emulsion in a formation fluid is accomplished using an optical probe, preferably an attenuated total reflectance probe. The determination can then be used to appropriately increase, decrease or leave unchanged the use of de... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6774276 | Method and system for transporting a flow of fluid hydrocarbons containing water A method of transporting a flow of fluid hydrocarbons containing water through a treatment and transportation system including a pipeline, wherein the flow of fluid hydrocarbons is introduced into a reactor where it is mixed with particles of gas hydrates which are ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6740229 | Method for drying the charge from a unit that treats petroleum cuts with a low water charge This invention relates to a method for drying the charge of a unit that treats petroleum cuts with a low water charge that consists in injecting a hydrolysable chemical compound into said charge. The quantity of the chemical compound injected is at least equa... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6673239 | Hydrocarbon purificatin system regeneration A system and process for removing water and heteroatom-containing compounds from hydrocarbons and for regenerating the adsorbent used in the system and process is disclosed and includes contacting the hydrocarbon stream with a water adsorbent and a hetero... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6566410 | Methods of demulsifying emulsions using carbon dioxide A method of demulsifying a water-in-oil emulsion comprising an oil phase comprising asphaltenes and an aqueous phase is disclosed. The method comprises contacting a carbon dioxide containing fluid with the emulsion such that the carbon dioxide containing ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6423210 | Process for dehydrating a mineral oil or other solvents for the preparation of moisture-in-oil or moisture-in-solvent standards An oil, such as a mineral oil, for example, transformer oil, is contacted with calcium carbide and the mixture is stirred until a liquid phase containing less than 1 ppm water and a solid phase containing Ca(OH)2 and unreacted CaC2 a... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6383367 | Method and apparatus for separating water from oil A method and apparatus for separating water from oil includes creating a vacuum in a container so that oil which contains water and gas bubbles is drawn upward through a first section of the container. At the top of the first section, the oil impacts a ba... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6310106 | Method for demulsifying emulsions A process for breaking an emulsion into a water phase and an oil phase involving: (a) providing an emulsion containing an oil phase and a water phase; (b) providing an alkoxylated C10-24 carboxylic acid ester derived by the addition of ethylene... | 10/30/2001 |
