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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2006
Applicants:
Kris Anderson, Belfast, GB;
Markus Fanselow, Belfast, GB;
John David Holbrey, Belfast, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas), Kuala Lumpur, MY;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for breaking an emulsion of an ionic liquid which is a salt that is in the liquid state at a temperature below 1500 C, and an oil, comprising the steps of (a) irradiating the emulsion with microwave radiation; (b) separating the emulsion into an ionic liquid phase and an oil phase; and (c) recovering at least one of the phases.