Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Process and system for enhanced separation of hydrocarbon emulsions
- Patent Title (中): 用于增强烃乳液分离的方法和系统
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Application No.: US13560920Application Date: 2012-07-27
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Publication No.: US09120983B2Publication Date: 2015-09-01
- Inventor: Russell H Wickes , Mike Wasylyk , Bailey R Gould
- Applicant: Russell H Wickes , Mike Wasylyk , Bailey R Gould
- Applicant Address: CA Calgary
- Assignee: Cenovus Energy Inc.
- Current Assignee: Cenovus Energy Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: CA Calgary
- Agency: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
- Main IPC: C10G33/04
- IPC: C10G33/04 ; C10C3/08 ; C10G33/08
Abstract:
The invention relates to treating a hydrocarbon-comprising emulsion with an aqueous component to form an aqueous component-treated emulsion, and processing the treated emulsion to recover the hydrocarbon. The aqueous component is contacted with the hydrocarbon-comprising emulsion in a manner and proportion so as to promote coalescence of the like phases while minimizing shear, which results in a decreased viscosity of the emulsion and a shift away from the emulsion inversion region toward a water-continuous state.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130140216A1 PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED SEPARATION OF HYDROCARBON EMULSIONS Public/Granted day:2013-06-06
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