| abstract |
THIS SPECIFICATION DISCLOSES INHIBITION OF FOAMING IN A LIQUID SYSTEM CONTAINING WATER AND A HYDROCARBON. INHIBITION IS EFFECTED BY THE PRESENCE IN THE SYSTEM OF PARTICLES OF A SOLID, INSOLUBLE MATERIAL. THESE PARTICLES HAVE A SURFACE AREA OF LESS THAN 50 SQUARE METERS PER GRAM AND A PORTION OF THEIR SURFACES IS OCCUPIED BY POLAR SITES. REPRESENTATIVE SOLID MATERIALS ARE POLY-2,6-DIMETHYL-1,4-PHENYLENE OXIDE, A COPOLYMER OF 2,6-DIMETHYL PHENOL AND 2METHYL-1,6-TETRADECYL PHENOL WHEREIN THE PROPORTION OF THE LATTER COMPOUND DOES NOT EXCEED ABOUT 20 PERCENT BY WEIGHT OF THE COPOLYMER, A COPOLYMER OF VINYL STEARATE AND MALEIC ANHYDRIDE, SUBLIMED SULFUR, SILICON CARBIDE, AND POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE COMMINUTED UNDER CRYOGENIC CONDITIONS. |