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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Life Technologies Corporation, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ryan Jones, New Haven, CT (US);
Maximilian Carpino, Guilford, CT (US);
Assignee:
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 17/04 (2006.01); C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); C10G 33/04 (2006.01); C07H 21/00 (2006.01); B01D 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 17/047 (2013.01); B01D 21/0009 (2013.01); C07H 21/00 (2013.01); C10G 33/04 (2013.01); B01D 21/00 (2013.01); C12Q 1/68 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for breaking emulsions includes applying a polymer mixture to an emulsion. The emulsion can be energized, such as through centrifugation or vibration. In particular, the polymer mixture can be in liquid form. The polymer mixture includes first and second liquid polymer, the second liquid polymer being less hydrophilic than the first liquid polymer. Example polymer useful as the first or second liquid polymers includes polyether. In a water-in-oil emulsion, the less hydrophilic polymer can preferentially reside within the oil phase.