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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7287590 | Internal breaker for oilfield fluids Delayed breakers are given that break viscoelastic surfactant fluids inside the pores of formations into which the fluids have been injected. The breakers comprise proteins, proteins that contain breakers, or cells that contain breakers. Proteins become breakers, an... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7261160 | Methods and compositions for controlling the viscosity of viscoelastic surfactant fluids Viscoelastic surfactant fluids, and methods of using such fluids and controlling the viscosity thereof. In one embodiment, the methods of the present invention comprise: providing a viscoelastic surfactant fluid that comprises an aqueous-base fluid, and a surfactant... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7244694 | Viscoelastic fluids containing nanotubes for oilfield uses The present invention relates to viscoelastic fluids that contain nanotube structures that may be used advantageously as oilfield stimulation fluids in many different applications, most particularly as a fracturing fluid. Viscoelastic fluid compositions of the prese... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7026363 | Alkoxylated polyglycerols and their use as demulsifiers The present invention relates to the use of alkoxylated polyglycerols preparable by polycondensation of glycerol and subsequent alkoxylation for demulsifying water-oil emulsions, in particular in the production of crude oil from crude oil/water emulsions. The invent... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6893798 | Method of lithographic printing with a reusable substrate A method for treating a micro-emulsion that can be used for removing the ink-accepting areas of a lithographic printing master is disclosed, which enables to recycle the water from the used micro-emulsion. The method comprises the heating of the micro-emulsion to a ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6255400 | Polymer and applications thereof A polymer (B) is prepared by polymerizing one or more vinyl monomers (c) in the presence of a polymer (A) prepared by polymerizing one or more vinyl monomers (a) selected from the group consisting of vinyl monomers represented by the general formula (1): ... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6207722 | Foam control compositions having resin-fillers The present invention relates to a foam control composition and to its use in foaming systems. More particularly, this invention relates to a foam control composition comprising a polysiloxane and a resin-filler made from MQ resins having at least one pol... | 03/27/2001 |
| 5919372 | Aldehyde-based surfactant and method for treating industrial commercial and institutional waste-water A nonionic surfactant having cyclic 1,3-dioxane and/or 1,3-dioxolane functionality which is irreversibly splittable by lowering the pH of its aqueous solution is useful in various processes requiring the removal of emulsified hydrophobic contaminants or o... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5518538 | Bitumen emulsions A method of modifying a cationic bitumen emulsion by initiating coalescence by either (i) adding a specific chemical agent or (ii) physical reaction. The method included modifying the bitumen emulsion by combining a second emulsion with a primary emulsion... | 05/21/1996 |
| 4981569 | Electric-field emulsion-breaking device An apparatus for effecting a coalescence in enriched aqueous solutions which contain germanium and/or arsenic is disclosed, said apparatus comprising an emulsion-breaking unit consisting of a breaking cell providing with two electrodes, which are disposed... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4343323 | Pipeline transportation of heavy crude oil Heavy crude oils are transported by pipeline from deposit location to a remote upgrading location by emulsifying the crude oil using deaerated sodium hydroxide solution, conveying the oil-in-water emulsion through the pipeline, and recovery of the oil fro... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4310506 | Means of preparation and applications of liposomes containing high concentrations of entrapped ionic species Unilamellar vesicles comprising a lipid bilayer, an ionophore being incorporated in said lipid bilayer, a chelating agent entrapped within the vesicles, and an effective amount of physiologically compatible cation bound to said chelating agent within the ... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4310505 | Lipid vesicles bearing carbohydrate surfaces as lymphatic directed vehicles for therapeutic and diagnostic substances Lipid vesicles comprising a lipid bilayer which includes analogs of cell-surface receptors such as dicetyl phosphate; stearylamine; 6-(5-cholesten-3ଲ-yloxy) hexyl 1-thio-ଲ-L-fucopyranoside; 6-(5-cholesten-3ଲ-yloxy) hexyl 1-thio-ଲ-D... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4136217 | Removing oil emulsion from articles prior to coating articles and recovering oil from the emulsion In a continuous process wherein corrosion resistant and paint adherent coatings are formed on metallic articles and wherein prior to the formation of said coatings, the articles are first subjected to a pre-cleaning stage in which oil emulsion is removed ... | 01/23/1979 |
| 4108599 | High water content emulsion cleaning The present invention relates to a process of fabric cleaning utilizing a solvent emulsion which effectively combines the dissolving and suspending power of water for hydrophilic substances with the dissolving power of organic compositions for hydrophobic... | 08/22/1978 |
| 3996157 | Method for continuously separating emulsions Method and apparatus for continuously separating disperse phase and continuous phase from a liquid-liquid emulsion. In one embodiment, oil-water emulsion is flowed into a contacting zone in which the emulsion is agitated with a fibrous, solid material suc... | 12/07/1976 |
