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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 1995
Filed:
Apr. 11, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Vincent E Lewis, Missouri City, TX (US);
Sherri L Fisher, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Assignee:
Nalco Chemical Company, Naperville, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C / ; C10G / ; B01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
585856 ; 585866 ; 208 98 ; 252358 ; 252331 ;
Abstract
A process for breaking the emulsion which commonly forms in the caustic system of olefin plants comprising mixing the emulsion with an effective amount of a Group II metal salt of an alkyl aryl sulfonic acid, wherein the alkyl contains 4-24 carbon atoms, most preferably 8-14 carbon atoms.