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WO/2014/016425A1 |
The present invention relates to a process of desalting crudeoil, in particular a process for desalting a crude oil which comprises an ionic liquid, an organic acid and any resulting organic salt.
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WO/2014/008559A1 |
The present invention relates to a method for separating the phases of petroleum emulsions of the water-in-oil type (W/O) by indirect application of low-frequency ultrasound (US) having a frequency from 10 kHz to 1'000 kHz, without the a...
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WO/2014/009239A1 |
The invention relates to a method and a facility for the dehydration or drying of liquids and/or gases by means of deliquescent dehydrating agents. The invention especially enables the reduction of the consumption of deliquescent dehydra...
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WO/2014/009060A1 |
Disclosed are a water separating device (42), in particular of a filter element (10), in particular of a fuel filter of an internal combustion engine, in particular of a motor vehicle, a filter element (10) and a fuel filter (12) for sep...
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WO/2013/189842A1 |
The present invention relates to a two-step process to produce oil or gas from a subterranean formation wherein in a first step the subterranean formation is treated with an aqueous composition containing a chelating agent selected from ...
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WO/2013/192611A1 |
A process for refining crude oil can be controlled to mitigate fouling by deploying a refractive index probe at a location suitable for making a crude oil stability determination, wherein the crude oil stability determination is relevant...
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WO/2013/174631A1 |
Use of a reaction product of saturated or unsaturated aliphatic mono- or polycarboxylic acids with aliphatic polyamines for improving or boosting the separation of water from fuel oils which comprise additives with detergent action. A Fu...
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WO/2013/173413A1 |
An emulsion breaker composition, a method of making the emulsion breaker, and method of breaking an emulsion are disclosed. In one method, an emulsion is contacted with an effective amount of an emulsion breaker composition. The emulsion...
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WO/2013/169112A1 |
The present invention relates to a process for the treatment of a vegetal biomass comprising: a) hydrotreating a vegetal biomass in the presence of a catalyst; b) separating the hydrotreated product obtained into an aqueous fraction and ...
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WO/2013/165579A1 |
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...
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WO/2013/165701A1 |
Crosslinked lactone/alkylene oxide polymers are useful as demulsifiers to break emulsions, e.g. water-in-oil and oil-in-water emulsions, particularly oilfield emulsions. These polymers are random or block polymers made from addition reac...
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WO/2013/155679A1 |
Methods are disclosed for reducing oil in water emulsions in coking processes. One exemplary method comprises: providing an aqueous stream with an oil in water emulsion; providing a treatment composition, wherein the treatment compositio...
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WO/2013/158989A1 |
Disclosed and claimed is a microemulsion-based demulsifier composition and a method of demulsifying an emulsion comprising hydrocarbon and water. The demulsifier composition includes (i) an oil-like phase comprising at least one nonionic...
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WO/2013/142769A1 |
A method for recovering and treating hydrocarbon fluids using a hydraulic fracturing process wherein a fluid stream containing liquid or gaseous hydrocarbon species or both, produced water, suspended solids, and dissolved contaminants is...
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WO/2013/132035A1 |
The invention relates to the use, as a demulsifying agent for aqueous emulsions, of a block copolymer of general formula (I): poly(HB)y-b-[poly(G)x]n (I), wherein n represents a non-zero number, x represents a number between 1 and 60, y ...
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WO/2013/120753A1 |
The invention relates to a filter component, to a process for its production, and to a filter (31) with a filter component (12), where the filter component (12) has a filter structure (14) with a filter surface which comprises at least o...
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WO/2013/101500A1 |
Trace amount levels of heavy metals such as mercury in crude oil are reduced by contacting the crude oil with an oxidizing agent and then with a reducing agent. In one embodiment, the oxidizing agent is selected from the group of hydrope...
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WO/2013/101520A1 |
The present disclosure relates to enhanced oil recovery methods for highly viscous oil reservoirs containing large amounts of mobile water. One method includes injecting a carbon disulfide formulation or fluid into the formation via a fi...
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WO/2013/091032A1 |
The method for processing of oil sludge and oil sediments according to the invention finds application in the processes of dewatering of waste oil products from the oil-refining industry, in treatment of waste oil lubricants and heavy oi...
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WO/2013/068690A1 |
The present invention relates to a device (1) for separating a heterogeneous mixture of at least two immiscible liquids comprising a chamber (2) containing a frustoconical screen (3) positioned so that its axis of revolution is vertical,...
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WO/2013/048678A2 |
A method and system for controlling an interface emulsion layer and mud layer within a desalter vessel includes injecting a water flow through a plurality of nozzles arranged about a piping circuit located in the brine water layer. Each ...
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WO/2013/049271A1 |
A system for separating water from crude oil includes a bulk-storage tank (101) for storing unrefined crude oil, a first pipe (104) for delivering water separated from crude oil in the bulk-storage tank to a containment system (105), a s...
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WO/2013/036344A1 |
Solid organic acids may be introduced into hydrocarbon solvents to form dispersions; the dispersions in turn may be introduced into crude oil. A wash water may be added to the crude oil to create an emulsion. The organic acids may transf...
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WO/2013/032698A2 |
Method to enhance the recovery of oil from an oil field, comprising: applying heat to a colloidal hydrocarbonic medium that comprises hydrocarbon chains; and applying pressure waves having a predetermined frequency and intensity to hydro...
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WO/2013/025596A2 |
Disclosed is a process for the reduction of the electrical conductivity of a product mixture containing the oil and water phases resulting from the conversion of biomass to liquid products, including the at least partial breaking of any ...
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WO/2013/025600A1 |
Disclosed is a process for the alteration of the ratio of the specific gravities of the oil and water phases resulting from the conversion of biomass to liquid products, the reduction of the conductivity and of metals of the product mixt...
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WO/2013/024136A1 |
Separating vessel for separating water and fuel, comprising a cylinder (1) with a feed line for a mixture of water and fuel, and also comprising a discharge line for fuel and a separate discharge line for water, wherein a float valve (8)...
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WO/2013/019142A1 |
The invention relates to the field of processing petroleum products. What is claimed is: a method for de-watering a water-in-oil emulsion using microwave energy fed in via waveguides in the form of metal pipes, and a system of coalescers...
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WO/2012/164348A1 |
The present invention pertains to a filter for the removal of alien liquid(s) from a petrochemical product, comprising a distillation element having an inlet pipe that in one end is fluidly connected to a container adapted to temporarily...
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WO/2012/164520A1 |
A method for operating for operating a crude oil treating apparatus comprising a treating section and a flashing section connected together by a pipe and a flashing valve is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: - passing wet cru...
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WO/2012/161767A1 |
A thermal phase separation simulator and method for testing chemicals is disclosed. The simulator comprises a circular block heater carousel (lO)mounted for rotation on a stage (20). The carousel includes a circular array of test wells (...
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WO/2012/128608A1 |
The present invention relates to an improved thermo- chemical formulation that removes organic deposits and prevents the formation of emulsion simultaneously, wherein said formulation comprises the combination of two formulations: Active...
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WO/2012/104769A1 |
A process for separating water from pyrolysis gasoline obtained from a steam cracking step uses a coalescer for the water separation. And a device comprises a coalescer for water separation from pyrolysis gasoline.
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WO/2012/089786A1 |
The present invention relates to an apparatus (1) for the coalescence-separation of a mixture comprising two fluid phases mutually immiscible other and with a different specific density, characterized in that it comprises a tubular body ...
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WO/2012/089785A1 |
The present invention relates to a group and method for the separation of a mixture comprising two fluid phases mutually at least partially immiscible and with different specific density characterized in that it comprises a closed chambe...
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WO/2012/087382A1 |
A water separation system and method for treating multiphase hydrocarbon production streams is disclosed. The system may be employed to separate gas from the production stream, and then separate the liquid stream into its oil component a...
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WO/2012/074831A1 |
A small-scale static simulator for crude oil refinery desalters has an oil bath, a portion of which is made of a transparent material, a heater/circulator configured to control the temperature of the oil bath and an emulsion-forming devi...
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WO/2012/068099A1 |
Embodiments of the present disclosure include a method of destabilizing a crude oil-water emulsion that includes adding to the crude oil-water emulsion a demulsifier obtained by an alkoxylation reaction of an aminated epoxy adduct, the a...
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WO/2012/064191A1 |
Operation of an oil-water separator or other liquid mixture separator is monitored. The separator uses a vessel through which a mixture of different liquid components flows horizontally. A plurality of ultrasound transducers is provided ...
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WO/2012/057629A1 |
A device for a cleaning unit for hydraulic oil or lubricating oil circulating in connection with a drive unit, wherein the cleaning unit comprises a cleaning tank (1) provided with an oil inlet (21) for untreated oil (14a), means (11, 12...
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WO/2012/057935A2 |
A method for reducing mercaptan concentration in a liquid hydrocarbon, comprising: contacting a mercaptan-rich liquid hydrocarbon having a first concentration of mercaptan sulfur with a composition comprising an oxidizing agent and water...
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WO/2012/048217A2 |
A process is provided for treating produced water recovered from an oil recovery process. An oil-water mixture is collected from an oil bearing formation. The oil-water mixture is directed to a separator that separates the oil-water mixt...
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WO/2012/036986A2 |
Trace element levels of heavy metals such as mercury in crude oil are reduced by contacting the crude oil with an iodine source, generating a water soluble heavy metal complex for subsequent removal from the crude oil. In one embodiment,...
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WO/2012/030600A2 |
Lactone/alkylene oxide polymers are useful as demulsifiers to break emulsions, e.g. water-in-oil and oil-in-water emulsions, particularly oilfield emulsions. These polymers are random or block polymer made from addition reactions of a hy...
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WO/2012/018657A1 |
A separation process for separating two or more immiscible liquids using contactors utilizing high surface area vertical hanging fibers is disclosed. This separation process is especially useful in the separation of disulfide oil formed ...
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WO/2012/018656A2 |
The present invention provides for a demulsifying composition comprising a blend of a) an emulsion; and b) a demulsifying-effective amount of a silicon containing co-polymer. The present invention also provides for a method for separatin...
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WO/2012/015635A2 |
Methods for producing phase stable, reduced acid biomass-derived pyrolysis oils are provided. Biomass-derived pyrolysis oil having a determined water content no greater than 30% by weight is provided. A base is mixed with the biomass-der...
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WO/2012/010754A1 |
The present invention relates to a process and to a plant for dehydrating a liquid or gaseous effluent, in which the following steps are carried out: the effluent is neutralized by at least one of the following caustic brines: caustic so...
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WO/2012/012232A1 |
A method and apparatus for an improved dewatering tank system that allows for safely controlling a water stream exiting the dewatering tank system. The apparatus can include a sound velocity detector, a control system, and a control elem...
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WO/2011/163155A2 |
Disclosed and claimed is a method of demulsifying an emulsion comprising water and oil. The method comprises adding an effective amount of a composition comprising at least one substantially fully quaternized ammonium adduct of polyephal...
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