C5 sugar based gelators for oil spills
AssigneeHindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
InventorsRaman Ravishankar, Chinthalapati Siva Kesava Raju, Bhaskar Pramanik, Peddy Venkat Chalapathi Rao, Venkateswarlu Choudary Nettem, Gandham Sriganesh
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Abstract
Sugar-based compounds are provided along with methods for making such compounds. Gels comprising such compounds are also provided along with methods of making gels. Methods of using such compounds for containing spill of a hydrocarbon, and method for reclaiming solvent from gels, comprising such compounds.
Claims10
A formulation for containing a spill of a hydrocarbon, the formulation consisting of a compound of Formula I and a polar solvent, wherein the compound of Formula I is:
- wherein, R1 is selected from C1 to C6 alkyl;
- and R2 is selected from C1 to C6 alkyl.
A gel consisting of a compound of Formula I and a solvent, wherein the compound of Formula I is:
- wherein, R1 is selected from C1 to C6 alkyl;
- and R2 is selected from C1 to C6 alkyl, and
- wherein the solvent is a hydrocarbon or a mixture of hydrocarbon and water.
A method for containing a spill of a hydrocarbon, the method comprising contacting the hydrocarbon with a formulation consisting of a compound of Formula I and a polar solvent, wherein the compound of Formula I is:
- wherein, R1 is selected from C1 to C6 alkyl;
- and R2 is selected from C1 to C6 alkyl.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.