Process involving breaking of aqueous gel of neutral polysaccharide polymer

DETAILED DESCRIPTION I claim: 1.
A process of breaking an aqueous gel in which the gelling agent is a reducible polysaccharide comprising mixing with said gel in a quantity at least sufficient to break the gel viscosity below 10 centipoise an organic hydroperoxide, a salt capable of supplying cupric ion and a surfactant with a major portion of said surfactant being the amine quaternary type.
2.
In a process of using an aqueous gel of a neutral polysaccharide polymer containing an easily oxidized component, the improvement of breaking the gel using as a breaker an organic C.
sub.
2 -C.
sub.
18 alkyl tertiary hydroperoxide with cupric ion present in a quantity at least sufficient to break the gel viscosity below 10 centipoise and a surfactant present in a quantity at least sufficient to coat silica surfaces and saturate the aqueous gel with a major portion of said surfactant being the amine quaternary type which are normally liquid, synthetic or naturally occurring surfactants which can contain alkyl, aryl, hetero and unsaturated radicals or groups which contain about 8-18 carbon atoms per radical.
3.
A process of claim 2 in which the aqueous gel contains an epoxy resin.
4.
In a process of breaking an aqueous gel of a neutral polysaccharide polymer in the presence of an easily oxidized component, the improvement of using as breaker components an organic C.
sub.
2 -C.
sub.
18 alkyl tertiary hydroperoxide with cupric ion present in a quantity at least sufficient to break the gel viscosity below 10 centipoise and a surfactant present in a quantity at least sufficient to coat silica surfaces and saturate the aqueous gel with a major portion of said surfactant being the amine quaternary type.
5.
A process of claim 4 in which the surfactant comprises a mixture of surfactants comprising at least one cationic surfactant with limited water solubility and at least one water miscible surfactant which is nonionic, anionic, neutralized cationic or a mixture thereof.
6.
A process of claim 4 in which the surfactant comprises a mixture of surfactants comprising at least one cationic surfactant with limited water solubility and at least one noncationic water miscible surfactant