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7517458 Process obtaining landfill disposable wasted from hydrocarbon containing sludge  
A method of processing oily sludge to remove a substantial proportion of the water and hydrocarbon content therefrom to form a solid cake of waste material that is suitable for disposal in land...
7455763 Recycling process for demetalization of hydrocarbon oil  
A recycling process for the demetalization of hydrocarbon oil comprises recycling the following steps: a demetalizing composition for hydrocarbon oil or an aqueous solution thereof is sufficiently...
7442311 Emulsion and effluent treatment processes  
An emulsion and affluent process which treats and breaks very tight emulsions and separates dissolved solids from associated fluids produced in industry, whereby solids and fluids are separated...
7396433 Process and arrangement for separating oil from oil containing materials  
The process separates oil and water from a sludge mixture by directing the sludge mixture into a rapidly rotating friction dryer having a cylindrical chamber with a smooth inner surface and a...
7323342 Method for improving oil desalting by forming unstable water-in-oil emulsions  
A method for determination for a given oil the relative stability of a water-in-oil emulsion that will be formed by that oil with water comprises measuring for the given oil the weight fraction of...
7108780 Oil desalting by forming unstable water-in-oil emulsions  
A method for determination for a given oil the relative stability of a water-in-oil emulsion that will be formed by that oil with water comprises measuring for the given oil the weight percent...
7097761 Method of removing water and contaminants from crude oil containing same  
A method for contaminant and water removal from crude oil. The method involves recirculating at least a portion of the dewatered crude into a dehydrator. The dehydrator contains a heated dehydrated...
7077950 Continuous process for the removal of water from a hydrocarbon stream  
Process for the continuous drying of a hydrocarbon stream at a temperature being effective in drying the stream with an ionic liquid drying agent comprising a salt of sulphuric acid being in liquid...
7014773 Demulsification of emulsions by socillatory mixing  
The invention includes a method for demulsification of water-in-oil emulsions, oil-in-water emulsions, and mixtures of water-in-oil and oil-in-water emulsions by oscillatory mixing of the emulsions.
6774276 Method and system for transporting a flow of fluid hydrocarbons containing water  
A method of transporting a flow of fluid hydrocarbons containing water through a treatment and transportation system including a pipeline, wherein the flow of fluid hydrocarbons is introduced into...
6740229 Method for drying the charge from a unit that treats petroleum cuts with a low water charge  
This invention relates to a method for drying the charge of a unit that treats petroleum cuts with a low water charge that consists in injecting a hydrolysable chemical compound into said charge. ...
6673239 Hydrocarbon purificatin system regeneration  
A system and process for removing water and heteroatom-containing compounds from hydrocarbons and for regenerating the adsorbent used in the system and process is disclosed and includes contacting...
6566410 Methods of demulsifying emulsions using carbon dioxide  
A method of demulsifying a water-in-oil emulsion comprising an oil phase comprising asphaltenes and an aqueous phase is disclosed. The method comprises contacting a carbon dioxide containing fluid...
6423210 Process for dehydrating a mineral oil or other solvents for the preparation of moisture-in-oil or moisture-in-solvent standards  
An oil, such as a mineral oil, for example, transformer oil, is contacted with calcium carbide and the mixture is stirred until a liquid phase containing less than 1 ppm water and a solid phase...
6383367 Method and apparatus for separating water from oil  
A method and apparatus for separating water from oil includes creating a vacuum in a container so that oil which contains water and gas bubbles is drawn upward through a first section of the...
6310106 Method for demulsifying emulsions  
A process for breaking an emulsion into a water phase and an oil phase involving: (a) providing an emulsion containing an oil phase and a water phase; (b) providing an alkoxylated C 10 -24...
6260620 Process of separating excess water or sludge from recovered crude petroleum oil  
A method for separating excess water, sludge, or both, from recovered crude petroleum oil. The method comprises adding to crude petroleum oil a composition comprising about 40 to 99 wt % of a fatty...
6228239 Crude oil desalting method  
In one embodiment, the invention is related to a process for desalting crude oil that requires less wash water than conventional desalting methods. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, a...
RE37046 Process for recycling and purifying condensate from a hydrocarbon or alcohol synthesis process  
This invention relates to a process of recycling condensate from a hydrocarbon or alcohol synthesis, wherein the condensate comprises water and contaminants such as lower molecular weight...
6165360 Method and device for dehydrating heavy oils  
A method and a device for dehydrating a heavy oil wherein an emulsion of water and a heavy oil is mixed in a stirring chamber together with a suitable amount of an emulsion breaker, the mixture is...
6120678 Desalting adjunct chemistry  
Improved performance in the phase separation of aqueous brines from hydrocarbons within an electrostatic desalter operation is obtained by the addition to the crude oil emulsions entering the...
6106700 Method of treating crude oil with an amine oxide compound  
An aqueous composition containing an amine oxide surfactant, and preferably containing an amine oxide surfactant and enzymes, is added to crude oil, preferably by injecting the composition into the...
6068759 Process for recovering lube oil base stocks from used motor oil formulations, asphalt blend compositions containing used motor oil bottoms from said process, and asphalt pavement compositions containing said asphalt blend compositions  
A process is provided for recovering lube oil base stocks from used lubricating oil formulations containing base oil stock and organo-metallic component which obviates preseparation of water and...
6039880 Method for dehydrating a waste hydrocarbon sludge  
A method for dehydrating a waste hydrocarbon sludge, includes the steps of: (a) providing a waste hydrocarbon sludge in the form of an emulsion of water and oil having a water content greater than...
6036849 Process for the removal of hydrocarbons from soils  
A method of removing hydrocarbons from soils contaminated with various hydrocarbons such as gasoline, diesel fuel, solvents, motor oil and crude oil. The process first screens the soil to remove...
6007702 Process for removing water from heavy crude oil  
A process for removing water from heavy crude oil uses an inorganic salt which is a Group IA or Group IIA metal halide or nitrate salts. The crude oil is in the form of a water-in-oil emulsion with...
5948242 Process for upgrading heavy crude oil production  
A process for upgrading heavy crude oil production is described which involves adding a diluent, or solvent, which is a light hydrocarbon to reduce the viscosity and specific gravity of the crude...
5919353 Method for thermally reforming emulsion  
In a method for thermally reforming an emulsion, comprising removing water and an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt contained in an oil-in-water type emulsion of a tarry material or a heavy...
5882506 Process for recovering high quality oil from refinery waste emulsions  
An invention is disclosed whereby refinery waste emulsion streams such as API slop oils, desalter rag layer emulsions, mud pit sludges and the like having high viscosities and specific gravity...
5858247 Sludge demulsification process and agents  
The invention involves the demulsification and liquefaction of hydrocarbon based sludges. A demulsifier and a liquefaction agent and methods of using the same are disclosed. In a preferred...
5772866 Compositions and methods for breaking water-in-oil emulsions  
Compositions of an non-alkkoxylated alkylphenol-formaldehyde resin and poly(alkylene glycol) are effective at breaking water-in-oil emulsions in a liquid hydrocarbon. Preferably, the composition is...
5759409 Separation of water from crude oil and oil demulsifiers used for this purpose  
Water is separated from crude oil by a process in which the oil demulsifier used is a mixture of A) compounds which have demulsifying activity and are of the structure type of the (a)...
5746908 Crude oil desalting process  
A process for desalting a crude oil comprises (1) injecting steam into the oil to form a steam-injected oil; (2) adding water to the steam-injected oil to form a mixture; (3) introducing the...
5693257 Compositions and method for breaking water-in-oil emulsions  
Compositions of an alkylphenol-formaldehyde resin and poly(alkylene glycol) are effective at breaking water-in-oil emulsions in a liquid hydrocarbon. Preferably, the composition is employed in a...
5660717 Abatement of hydrolyzable cations in crude oil  
Hydrolyzable cations contained in crude oil are removed from crude oil by treatment of the crude oil with an aqueous solution containing 100 to 5000 ppm of a water soluble anionic polymer...
5643460 Method for separating oil from water in petroleum production  
A method for separating emulsified oil from water in petroleum production is disclosed. Low molecular weight polymers of dimethylaminoethyl acrylate methyl chloride and benzyl chloride quaternary...
5614101 Methods for treating mud wash emulsions  
The present invention provides for methods for treating bottoms sludge and water-oil interphase emulsions present in a containment vessel by injecting into the sludge an effective resolving amount...
5611869 Refinery vessel cleaning treatment  
The present invention provides for methods and compositions for cleaning oil and sludge from a refinery vessel and for separating the resulting emulsion formed by the cleaning composition and the...
5607574 Method of breaking reverse emulsions in a crude oil desalting system  
A combination of aluminum chlorohydrate and a polyamine, such as polydiallyldimethyl ammonium chloride in an aqueous solution is described which is an effective emulsion breaker for reverse...
5573672 Water managed solvent extraction process for the organic wastes  
The invention relates to a process for separating extractable organic material from a composition comprising organic material intermixed with solids and water. The composition is contacted with a...
5558768 Process for removing chlorides from crude oil  
A process is described for removing chlorides from crude oils, including heavy oils and bitumens. The process steps comprise (1) mixing a non-ionic surfactant with the crude oil, (2) bubbling a gas...
5472620 Solid-liquid separation process using at least one polymer and cavitation energy  
A process for separating solids from a fluid using at least one polymer and acoustic energy at or above cavitation is disclosed. The fluid containing the polymer is flowed into a vessel and...
5458765 Process of drying and removing solids from waste oil  
This invention is a process comprising several steps for removing solid contaminants and for assisting in the dewatering of liquid hydrocarbons. For the purposes of this invention, solid...
5449463 Desalter wash water additive  
One aspect of the invention provides a method of preventing crude oil from becoming emulsified in desalter wash water. According to the method, the wash water is treated with an effective amount of...
5433863 Method for clarifying wastewater containing surfactants  
A method and apparatus for recovering oil and clarifying waste water from an oil field are disclosed. The method includes the step of treating the waste water with an aqueous de-emulsifying agent...
5434323 Method for reducing the agglomeration tendency of hydrates in production effluents  
The invention relates to a process for reducing the agglomeration tendency of hydrates within a fluid containing water and gas by adding a nonionic, amphiphilic compound obtained by reacting at...
5426258 Process for reducing the agglomeration tendency of hydrates in the production effluent  
A description is given of a process for reducing the agglomeration tendency of hydrates within a fluid incorporating at least water and hydrocarbons, liable to form hydrates, under conditions where...
5423979 Liquid decontamination apparatus  
In a multi-pass system for purifying oil or other liquids, an improved apparatus and method for mixing air with the contaminated liquid for separation after a phase change from liquid to gas. The...
5403475 Liquid decontamination method  
In a multi-pass system for purifying oil or other liquids, an improved apparatus and method for mixing air with the contaminated liquid for separation after a phase change from liquid to gas. The...
5384039 Crude oil dehydration and desalting system with a higher gravity than 10 degrees API in mixing pipelines  
A method for dehydrating and desalting an oil-in-water emulsion includes the steps of: injecting a demulsifier into the flow to destabilize the emulsion; injecting water to promote desalting; and...
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