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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 03, 1999
Sundaram Logaraj, Waco, TX (US);
Thomas J. Ernzen, Lorena, TX (US);
Moon-Sun Lin, Hsinchu, TW;
Antonio C. Ng, Hewitt, TX (US);
Todd Lesley Hays, Waco, TX (US);
Calvin Lynn Stegemoeller, Hewitt, TX (US);
Li Feng, Palatine, IL (US);
Mark Aldrich Stroder, Frost, TX (US);
Akzo Nobel N.V., Arnhem, NL;
Abstract
A composition of a hydrocarbon in water colloidal dispersion including hydrocarbon particles having a mean softening point exceeding 95° C., a water soluble dispersion agent and water, process and apparatus for the production thereof are disclosed. These dispersions have a median particle size below about 4.5 microns and 90% of the hydrocarbon particles have a size less than about 60 microns. These dispersions are storage stable, stable towards transportation, and can be pumped without destabilizing.