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Patent US4684372 - Bioemulsifier-stabilized, materials handling - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsMethods and compositions are provided to facilitate the transportation and combustion of highly viscous hydrocarbons by forming reduced viscosity hydrocarbon-in-water emulsions, and in particular, bioemulsifier-stabilized hydrocarbon-in-water emulsions....http://www.google.com/patents/US4684372?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US4684372 - Bioemulsifier-stabilized, materials handlingAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS4684372 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 06/653,808Publication dateAug 4, 1987Filing dateSep 24, 1984Priority dateNov 2, 1983Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA1340969C, DE3485895D1, DE3485895T2, EP0144257A2, EP0144257A3, EP0144257B1, WO1985001889A1Publication number06653808, 653808, US 4684372 A, US 4684372A, US-A-4684372, US4684372 A, US4684372AInventorsMichael E. Hayes, Kevin R. Hrebenar, Patricia L. Murphy, Laurence E. Futch, Jr., James F. Deal, III, Paul L. Bolden, Jr.Original AssigneePetroleum Fermentations N.V.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (46), Non-Patent Citations (20), Referenced by (21), Classifications (25), Legal Events (9) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetBioemulsifier-stabilized, materials handling
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