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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2012
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Cato Russell McDaniel, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Kurt Jason Ginsel, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Karl Douglas Kuklenz, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L 61/14 (2006.01); C10G 33/04 (2006.01); B01D 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L 61/14 (2013.01); B01D 17/047 (2013.01); C10G 33/04 (2013.01); C10G 2300/1033 (2013.01);
Abstract
Dual phase compositions for treating a hydrocarbon stream are disclosed, wherein the dual phase compositions are colloidal micellar solutions with an aqueous phase and an oil phase. Methods are also disclosed for reducing emulsions in a hydrocarbon stream by contacting the hydrocarbon stream with a dual phase composition.