WO2010014390A3 - A method of breaking emulsions comprising hydrocarbon and a composition prepared therefrom - Google Patents

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WO2010014390A3
WO2010014390A3 PCT/US2009/050504 US2009050504W WO2010014390A3 WO 2010014390 A3 WO2010014390 A3 WO 2010014390A3 US 2009050504 W US2009050504 W US 2009050504W WO 2010014390 A3 WO2010014390 A3 WO 2010014390A3
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asphaltenes
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hydrocarbon
breaking emulsions
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Sailendra Nemana
Daniel Coy
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Bp Corporation North America Inc.
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Priority to EP09790385A priority patent/EP2318483A2/en
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
    • C10G—CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES
    • C10G33/00—Dewatering or demulsification of hydrocarbon oils
    • C10G33/04—Dewatering or demulsification of hydrocarbon oils with chemical means

Abstract

This invention relates to compounds and methods for making and breaking emulsions of water and hydrocarbons with asphaltenes. The solutes of this invention include chaotropes and kosmotropes, which decrease or increase the order of water molecules respectively. Aggregated asphaltenes form a coalescing barrier at the oil-water interface to result in a stable emulsion and keep water droplets from uniting. Conversely, dispersed asphaltenes allow a coalescing interface at the oil-water interface to resolve the emulsion and allow water droplets to unite. Some applications of this invention include crude oil processing, refinery applications and water treatment methods.
PCT/US2009/050504 2008-07-30 2009-07-14 Controlling emulsion stability during fuel stock processing WO2010014390A2 (en)

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EP09790385A EP2318483A2 (en) 2008-07-30 2009-07-14 A method of breaking emulsions comprising hydrocarbon and a composition prepared therefrom

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