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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2000
Filed:
May. 04, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles Mitchell Means, Richmond, TX (US);
Michael Paul Squicciarini, Stafford, TX (US);
Assignee:
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
210708 ; 210725 ; 210728 ; 210729 ; 210908 ; 210909 ;
Abstract
A method has been discovered for removing organics, such as water soluble organics (WSO), from fluids containing water, such as oil process water, by contacting the fluid with an effective amount of an organic ammonium salt. No added acid is necessary, although in some embodiments, weak acids such as glycolic acid, can be used to give synergistic improvement in organic removal. Suitable organic ammonium salts have the formula: