Treatment methods for breaking certain oil and water emulsions
Abstract
Disclosed are treatment methods for breaking emulsions of petroleum oil and salt water, fatty oil and water, and those resulting from liquefication of organic material. The emulsions are broken by heating to a predetermined temperature at or above about 200.degree. C. and pressurizing to a predetermined pressure above the vapor pressure of water at the predetermined temperature to produce a heated and pressurized fluid. The heated and pressurized fluid is contained in a single vessel at the predetermined temperature and pressure for a predetermined period of time to effectively separate the emulsion into substantially distinct first and second phases, the first phase comprising primarily the petroleum oil, the second phase comprising primarily the water. The first and second phases are separately withdrawn from the vessel at a withdraw temperature between about 200.degree. C. and 374.degree. C. and a withdraw pressure above the vapor pressure of water at the withdraw temperature. Where solids are present in the certain emulsions, the above described treatment may also effectively separate the certain emulsion into a substantially distinct third phase comprising primarily the solids.
- Inventors:
-
- (W. Richland, WA)
- Richland, WA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 868216
- Patent Number(s):
- 5100559
- Assignee:
- Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION
C - CHEMISTRY C02 - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE C02F - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- treatment; methods; breaking; oil; water; emulsions; disclosed; petroleum; salt; fatty; resulting; liquefication; organic; material; broken; heating; predetermined; temperature; 200; degree; pressurizing; pressure; vapor; produce; heated; pressurized; fluid; contained; single; vessel; period; time; effectively; separate; emulsion; substantially; distinct; phases; phase; comprising; primarily; separately; withdrawn; withdraw; 374; solids; described; third; phase comprising; treatment method; petroleum oil; treatment methods; predetermined pressure; vapor pressure; pressurized fluid; predetermined temperature; organic material; predetermined period; separately withdrawn; single vessel; salt water; effectively separate; water emulsions; /210/208/
Citation Formats
Sealock, Jr., L. John, Baker, Eddie G, and Elliott, Douglas C. Treatment methods for breaking certain oil and water emulsions. United States: N. p., 1992.
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Sealock, Jr., L. John, Baker, Eddie G, & Elliott, Douglas C. Treatment methods for breaking certain oil and water emulsions. United States.
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author = {Sealock, Jr., L. John and Baker, Eddie G and Elliott, Douglas C},
abstractNote = {Disclosed are treatment methods for breaking emulsions of petroleum oil and salt water, fatty oil and water, and those resulting from liquefication of organic material. The emulsions are broken by heating to a predetermined temperature at or above about 200.degree. C. and pressurizing to a predetermined pressure above the vapor pressure of water at the predetermined temperature to produce a heated and pressurized fluid. The heated and pressurized fluid is contained in a single vessel at the predetermined temperature and pressure for a predetermined period of time to effectively separate the emulsion into substantially distinct first and second phases, the first phase comprising primarily the petroleum oil, the second phase comprising primarily the water. The first and second phases are separately withdrawn from the vessel at a withdraw temperature between about 200.degree. C. and 374.degree. C. and a withdraw pressure above the vapor pressure of water at the withdraw temperature. Where solids are present in the certain emulsions, the above described treatment may also effectively separate the certain emulsion into a substantially distinct third phase comprising primarily the solids.},
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year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992},
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