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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2013
The University of Wyoming Research Corporation, Laramie, WY (US);
John F. Schabron, Laramie, WY (US);
Jeramie J. Adams, Laramie, WY (US);
Joseph F. Rovani, Laramie, WY (US);
Jean-Pascal Planche, Laramie, WY (US);
The University of Wyoming Research Corporation, Laramie, WY (US);
Abstract
The inventive technology, in at least one embodiment, may be described as a method of destabilizing an aqueous hydrocarbon emulsion comprising the steps of: effecting contact between a sorbent and said aqueous hydrocarbon emulsion; effecting relative motion between said sorbent and said aqueous hydrocarbon emulsion; and destabilizing (perhaps in continuous fashion) the aqueous hydrocarbon emulsion. Applications include but are not limited to oil spill clean up, manufacturing of emulsions, oil refinery and production operations (anywhere along the production chain).