Abstract: Polygalactomannans containing a hydroxybutyl ether substituent and a hydrophobic substituent can be used in the fracturing of subterranean formations.
Abstract: Water-borne coating compositions are made, using as a thickening agent, a polygalactomannan having both hydrophilic and hydrophobic substituents.
Abstract: Improved flocculation efficiency and filtration of carbonate leached uranium ore pulps are obtained by incorporating hydroxyalkyl guars in the filter feed slurry.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 9, 1974
Date of Patent:
January 13, 1976
Assignee:
Stein, Hall & Co., Inc.
Inventors:
Harold L. Ford, Nathan M. Levine, Alan Robert Risdon