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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 03, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul R Hart, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Jen-Chi Chen, Morrisville, PA (US);
Fu Chen, Newtown, PA (US);
Thai H Duong, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
BetzDearborn Inc., Trevose, PA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G / ; C02F / ; B01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
208188 ; 210708 ; 252328 ; 252329 ; 252330 ; 252331 ; 252358 ;
Abstract
Methods and compositions for breaking oil and water emulsions are disclosed. Oil and water emulsions are broken by treating the emulsion with a copolymer of tannin and a cationic monomer. The preferred composition is an aqueous solution of a copolymer of tannin and a cationic monomer, a water soluble organic multivalent salt and a glycol. The preferred salt is aluminum chlorohydrate and the preferred glycol is hexylene glycol.