US Patent Issued to UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY on Feb. 3 for "Hydroxyethyl cellulose-based brine treatment solution for enhanced oil recovery and uses thereof" (Emirati Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,540,200, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY (Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates).

"Hydroxyethyl cellulose-based brine treatment solution for enhanced oil recovery and uses thereof" was invented by Ameera Mohammad (Al Ain, United Arab Emirates), Ali H. Al-Marzouqi (Al Ain, United Arab Emirates), Basim Abu Jdayil (Al Ain, United Arab Emirates) and Noran Hussein Awad Elsayed Mousa (Al Ain, United Arab Emirates).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a method for preparing a Hydroxyethyl Cellulose (HEC) based brine treatment solution for Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR). The method involves preparing a high-salinity br...