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US 12,528,982 B2Granted
Compositions and methods for breaking foams and emulsions
AssigneeChevron U.S.A. Inc.
InventorsGayani W. Pinnawala, Sujeewa S. Palayangoda, Varadarajan Dwarakanath, Mohamad Salman, Mohsen S. Tagavifar
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods and composition for breaking foam, emulsions, or any combination thereof.
Claims14
A breaking composition for breaking a foam, an emulsion, or any combination thereof comprising a partitioning agent and one or more defoamers, demulsifiers, or any combination thereof,
- wherein the partitioning agent comprises 4-methyl-2-pentanol, and
- wherein the partitioning agent has an octanol/water partition coefficient ([P]) at 25°, and wherein the log of the partition coefficient at 25° (log [P]) can be from 0.1 to 5.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.