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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 11, 1999
Roy F House, Houston, TX (US);
Venture Innovations, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are oil-in-water emulsions containing an aqueous polysaccharide-containing continuous phase, an emulsified oleaginous liquid, and an oligosaccharide mixture composed of sugar units selected from the group consisting of arabinose, mannose, galactose, glucose, xylose, and mixtures thereof, and which consists primarily of pentosans and hexosans containing from one to ten sugar units. The emulsions preferably also contain an alkaline earth metal oxide or hydroxide, preferably lime. The emulsions may also contain aphrons. Also disclosed is a method of increasing the low shear rate viscosity of aqueous polysaccharide-containing fluids which comprise incorporating into the fluids an oligosaccharide mixture, an oleaginous liquid, and optionally, an alkaline earth metal oxide or hydroxide.