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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2021
The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK (US);
Ramin Dabirian, Atlanta, GA (US);
Ilias Gavrielatos, Tulsa, OK (US);
Srinivas Swaroop Kolla, Tulsa, OK (US);
Ram S. Mohan, Broken Arrow, OK (US);
Cristian Daniel Nunez, Cordoba, AR;
Ovadia Shoham, Tulsa, OK (US);
The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK (US);
Abstract
An oil-water emulsion breakup system. In one embodiment, the system includes an oil-water mixture inlet line configured to receive an oil and water liquid mixture, which may be stabilized by hydrophobic nanoparticles, surfactants of low HLB value, or both. A water injection inlet in communication with the oil-water mixture inlet is configured to direct water into the oil-water mixture inlet. A water sensor is in communication with the oil-water mixture inlet to sense percentage of water in the mixture. A water injection valve in the water injection inlet is in communication with the water sensor. A liquid-liquid separator has an inlet configured to receive a combination of the oil and water mixture and the water, with the separator separating liquid into an oil phase and a water phase. An upper leg in communication with the liquid-liquid separator receives oil separated from the separator. A lower leg in communication with the liquid-liquid separator receives water separated in the liquid-liquid separator.