Polymers useful as demulsifiers and clarifiers
AssigneeBaker Hughes Incorporated
InventorJustin D. Debord
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Abstract
A polymer useful as a flocculent, demulsifier or water clarifier may be selected from those having the general formula: wherein R is an alkyl group having from 3 to about 7 carbons and X is an integer having a value of at least two. The alkyl group may be linear or branched.
Claims20
A process for demulsifying a fluid comprising admixing a fluid and a poly alkylacrylamide wherein the fluid has a hydrocarbon phase and an aqueous phase.
A process for clarifying water having particulate matter suspended therein comprising admixing an aqueous suspension of particulate matter with a poly alkylacrylamide.
A process for clarifying solids from an organic fluid comprising admixing the organic fluid with a poly alkylacrylamide.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.