Patent ID: 9308474
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: B01D

Claim Text:
1. A demulsification system comprising: (a) an emulsion comprising an aqueous phase and an organic phase, the emulsion comprising one or more components selected from the group consisting of bioproducts, microorganisms, enzymes, proteins, lipids, vitamins, carbohydrates, fats, amino acids and mixtures thereof; and (b) a composition comprising at least one quaternary ammonium organopolysiloxane salt thereof in an amount effective to at least partially separate the aqueous phase from the organic phase, wherein the ammonium organopolysiloxane salt thereof is represented by Formulae (I) or (II): wherein R is wherein A is selected from the group consisting of: a bond, —(CH 2 CH 2 O) x —, —(CH 2 CH(CH 3 )O) y —, and combinations thereof; a is an integer from 0 to 200; b is an integer from 0 to 200; c is an integer from 1 to 200; each R 1 , if present, is selected from —(CH 2 ) n CH 3 and phenyl wherein n is an integer from 0 to 10; each R R′ is selected from: wherein R wherein R wherein R each x, y and z are independently selected integers each ranging from 0 to 20.