Abstract: Hydrophilic dye is added to oil for providing identification to the oil. The dye is dispersed in the oil in the form of polymolecular particles less than 1 mm. in diameter, for example, as an emulsion. Accordingly, the sample of oil may be exposed to a polar solvent for the dye particles, to cause the dye particles to dissolve in the polar solvent to exhibit an intensified color, when compared with the particles in the oil.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 2, 1987
Date of Patent:
August 16, 1988
Assignee:
National Identification Laboratories, Inc.