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US 2007/0175799 A1Published application
Process for desalting crude oil
AssigneeSyntroleum Corporation
InventorsH. Lynn Tomlinson, Ziad Ghandour, Ramin Abhari
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Abstract
The invention provides a process for desalting crude by combining water and raw crude oil in a mixer to produce a mixture. Desalted crude oil and a brine mixture are separated from the mixture. The water is obtained as a byproduct of a Fischer-Tropsch plant.
Claims15
A process for desalting crude comprising:
- a) combining water and raw crude oil in a mixer to produce a mixture;
- b) separating from the mixture a desalted crude oil and a brine mixture;
- wherein the water is obtained as a byproduct of a Fischer-Tropsch plant.
A process for desalting crude comprising:
- a) forming an emulsion of crude oil and Fischer-Tropsch water;
- and
- b) breaking the emulsion to obtain a desalted crude oil and a brine mixture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.