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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2003
Ramesh Varadaraj, Flemington, NJ (US);
Rutton D. Patel, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
Ramesh R. Hemrajani, Millington, NJ (US);
Salvatore J. Rossetti, Bernardsville, NJ (US);
David W. Savage, Lebanon, NJ (US);
Ramesh Varadaraj, Flemington, NJ (US);
Rutton D. Patel, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
Ramesh R. Hemrajani, Millington, NJ (US);
Salvatore J. Rossetti, Bernardsville, NJ (US);
David W. Savage, Lebanon, NJ (US);
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Co., Annandale, NJ (US);
Abstract
The invention includes a method for dewatering and/or desalting a water-in-oil emulsion comprising introducing a plurality of streams of the emulsion into the electrostatic field under opposed flow whereby the water coalescence is enhanced. The invention also includes an improved electrostatic apparatus for dewatering and/or desalting a water-in-oil emulsion comprising a plurality of horizontally directed nozzles positioned to introduce a plurality of streams of the emulsion into the electrostatic field under opposed flow conditions.