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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
May. 19, 2014
Applicant:
Board of Regents, the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Upali P. Weerasooriya, Austin, TX (US);
Gary A. Pope, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Assignee:
Board of Regents, The University of Texas Systems, Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/584 (2006.01); C11D 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/584 (2013.01); C11D 1/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided herein are inter alia novel compositions and methods having application in a variety of fields including the field of enhanced oil recovery, the cleaning industry as well as groundwater remediation. In particular, the alkoxy carboxylate compounds and mixtures thereof presented herein can be used, inter alia, for the recovery of a large range of crude oil compositions from challenging reservoirs.