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US 3,941,694 AGranted
Process for reducing the adherence of oil to siliceous material
AssigneeShell Oil Company
InventorPaul R. Scott
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Abstract
The adherence of oil to siliceous material, such as beach sand, is reduced by contacting the material with a blend of a primary long chain alcohol and an aliphatic solvent either before or after the oil contacts the siliceous material.
Claims11
A method for reducing the adherence of oil to siliceous material comprising contacting the material with a blend of a primary long chain aliphatic alcohol having from 10 to 20 carbon atoms with a polar-containing aliphatic solvent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.