Methods Of Drawing Out Oils And Fats From Solid Material Using Chlorine Dioxide
AssigneeSabre Intellectual Property Holdings LLC
InventorsJohn Y. Mason, Madeline C. Bette, Kevin M. Bette
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Abstract
Provided herein are methods of drawing out oils and/or fats (e.g., hydrocarbons) from a solid material (such as, e.g., metal or rock, e.g., a hydrocarbon bearing geologic formation). The methods comprise fumigating the solid material with a gas containing chlorine dioxide, thereby drawing out oil and/or fat from the solid material. The methods can be used, e.g., to clean solid materials used in industry and to enhance the recovery of crude oil and/or natural gas from petroleum wells.
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A method of drawing out oil and/or fat from a solid material, the method comprising fumigating the solid material with a gas containing chlorine dioxide, thereby drawing out oil and/or fat from the solid material.
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A method of drawing out hydrocarbon from a hydrocarbon bearing formation, the method comprising fumigating the hydrocarbon bearing formation with a gas containing chlorine dioxide, thereby drawing out hydrocarbon from the hydrocarbon bearing formation.
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A method of drawing out oil and/or fat from a solid material, the method comprising (i) fumigating the solid material with a gas containing chlorine dioxide, thereby drawing out oil and/or fat from the solid material and (ii) removing drawn out oil and/or fat from the surface of the solid material during or within 4 hours after the fumigating.
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