Biological process for breaking oil-water emulsions

Details Biological process for breaking oil-water emulsions Biological process for breaking oil-water emulsions

C - Chemistry, Metallurgy

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C10G 32/00 (2006.01) C02F 3/34 (2006.01) C12S 1/00 (2006.01)

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CA 2235528

A process for breaking an oil-water emulsion. The process comprises contacting the oil-water emulsion with a bacterial culture produced by growth in a liquid medium containing hydrocarbons under non-sterile conditions. The oil-water emulsion and bacterial culture are contacted under conditions that minimise degradation of the oil. The oil-water emulsion is permitted to form an oil layer and a water layer, which are then separated. The process is particularly useful in the treatment of slop-oil emulsion in the petroleum industry.

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