Compositions for reducing hydrogen sulfide in water treatment systems or other systems that collect and transmit bi-phasic fluids

Abstract

A composition including a water soluble sulfur scavenger and an oil soluble sulfur scavenger in the presence of sufficient surfactant to produce a homogeneous product for use in pipeline and collection systems in contact with bi-phasic fluids.

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         40 . The composition of  claim 63 , wherein the water soluble sulfur scavenger includes any sulfur scavenger, where at least (greater than or equal to) 90% of water soluble sulfur scavenger partitions into the aqueous phase of a bi-phasic fluid. 
     
     
         41 . The composition of  claim 63 , wherein the water soluble sulfur scavenger includes any sulfur scavenger, where at least (greater than or equal to) 95% of water soluble sulfur scavenger partitions into the aqueous phase of a bi-phasic fluid. 
     
     
         42 . The composition of  claim 63 , wherein the water soluble sulfur scavenger includes any sulfur scavenger, where at least (greater than or equal to) 99% of water soluble sulfur scavenger partitions into the aqueous phase of a bi-phasic fluid. 
     
     
         43 . The composition of  claim 63 , wherein the water soluble sulfur scavenger includes any sulfur scavenger, where at least (greater than or equal to) 99.5% of water soluble sulfur scavenger partitions into the aqueous phase of a bi-phasic fluid. 
     
     
         44 . The composition of  claim 63 , wherein the water soluble sulfur scavenger includes any sulfur scavenger, where at least (greater than or equal to) 99.95% of water soluble sulfur scavenger partitions into the aqueous phase of a bi-phasic fluid. 
     
     
         45 . The composition of  claim 63 , wherein the water soluble sulfur scavenger includes any sulfur scavenger, where 100% or substantially 100% of water soluble sulfur scavenger partitions into the aqueous phase of a bi-phasic fluid. 
     
     
         46 . The composition of  claim 63 , wherein the water soluble sulfur scavenger is selected from the group consisting of water soluble, triazine type sulfur scavengers, water soluble, non-triazine type, sulfur scavengers, water soluble amine-aldehyde reaction product type sulfur scavenger, any other water soluble compound capable of reacting with noxious sulfur species rendering them non-noxious, and mixtures or combinations thereof. 
     
     
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         48 . The composition of  claim 63 , wherein the oil soluble sulfur scavenger includes any sulfur scavenger, where at least (greater than or equal to) 90% of the sulfur scavenger partitions into the oil or organic phase of a bi-phasic fluid. 
     
     
         49 . The composition of  claim 63 , wherein the oil soluble sulfur scavenger includes any sulfur scavenger, where at least (greater than or equal to) 95% of the sulfur scavenger partitions into the oil or organic phase of a bi-phasic fluid. 
     
     
         50 . The composition of  claim 63 , wherein the oil soluble sulfur scavenger includes any sulfur scavenger, where at least (greater than or equal to) 99% of the sulfur scavenger partitions into the oil or organic phase of a bi-phasic fluid. 
     
     
         51 . The composition of  claim 63 , wherein the oil soluble sulfur scavenger includes any sulfur scavenger, where at least (greater than or equal to) 99.5% of the sulfur scavenger partitions into the oil or organic phase of a bi-phasic fluid. 
     
     
         52 . The composition of  claim 63 , wherein the oil soluble sulfur scavenger includes any sulfur scavenger, where at least (greater than or equal to) 99.95% of the sulfur scavenger partitions into the oil or organic phase of a bi-phasic fluid. 
     
     
         53 . The composition of  claim 63 , wherein the oil soluble sulfur scavenger includes any sulfur scavenger, where at least (greater than or equal to) 100% of the sulfur scavenger partitions into the oil or organic phase of a bi-phasic fluid. 
     
     
         54 . The composition of  claim 63 , wherein the oil soluble sulfur scavenger is selected from the group consisting of triazine type, oil soluble sulfur scavengers, non-triazine type, oil soluble sulfur scavengers, oil soluble amine-aldehyde reaction products, any other oil soluble compound capable of reacting with noxious sulfur species rendering them non-noxious, and mixtures or combinations thereof. 
     
     
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         56 . The composition of  claim 63 , wherein the surfactant or emulsifier includes anionic surfactants, cationic surfactants, non-ionic surfactants, zwitterionic surfactants, and mixtures or combinations thereof. 
     
     
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         58 . The composition of  claim 63 , wherein the composition comprises between 5 wt. % and 75 wt. % of a water soluble sulfur scavenger or a plurality of water soluble sulfur scavengers, between 5 wt. % and 75 wt. % of an oil soluble sulfur scavenger or a plurality of oil soluble sulfur scavengers, between 5 wt. % and 50 wt. % of a surfactant or plurality of surfactants and between about 5 wt. % and 50 wt. % water. 
     
     
         59 . The composition of  claim 63 , wherein the composition comprises between 25 wt. % and 75 wt. % of a water soluble sulfur scavenger or a plurality of water soluble sulfur scavengers, between 5 wt. % and 25 wt. % of a water soluble sulfur scavenger or a plurality of oil soluble sulfur scavengers, between 10% and 30% of a surfactant or plurality of surfactants and between about 10 wt. % and 50 wt. % water. 
     
     
         60 . The composition of  claim 63 , wherein the composition comprises between 30 wt. % and 70 wt. % of a water soluble sulfur scavenger or a plurality of water soluble sulfur scavengers, between 5 wt. % and 20 wt. % of a water soluble sulfur scavenger or a plurality of oil soluble sulfur scavengers, between 10% and 30% of a surfactant or plurality of surfactants and between about 10 wt. % and 50 wt. % water. 
     
     
         61 . The composition of  claim 63 , wherein the composition comprises between 40 wt. % and 60 wt. % of a water soluble sulfur scavenger or a plurality of water soluble sulfur scavengers, between 5 wt. % and 15 wt. % of a water soluble sulfur scavenger or a plurality of oil soluble sulfur scavengers, between 15% and 30% of a surfactant or plurality of surfactants and between about 10 wt. % and 50 wt. % water. 
     
     
         62 . The composition of  claim 63 , wherein the composition comprises between 45 wt. % and 55 wt. % of a water soluble sulfur scavenger or a plurality of water soluble sulfur scavengers, between 7.5 wt. % and 12.5 wt. % of a water soluble sulfur scavenger or a plurality of oil soluble sulfur scavengers, between 10% and 20% of a surfactant or plurality of surfactants and between about 10 wt. % and 50 wt. % water. 
     
     
         63 . A composition, for reducing noxious sulfur species in pipelines and collection systems in contact with bi-phasic fluids comprising:
 water,   a water soluble sulfur scavenger,   an oil soluble sulfur scavenger, and   an emulsifier or surfactant present in an amount sufficient to produce a homogeneous composition including an emulsified oil soluble sulfur scavenger,   where the bi-phasic fluid includes an aqueous phase, an organic or oil phase and noxious sulfur species found in both phases, where the water soluble sulfur scavenger component is adapted to partition into the aqueous phase, where the emulsified oil soluble sulfur scavenger component is adapted to partition into the organic or oil phases and where the effective amount is sufficient to separately and simultaneously reduce concentrations of noxious species in both phases to reduce formation the layers and build up on interior surfaces of the pipelines and the collection systems.