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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2013
Applicant:
Nalco Company, Naperville, IL (US);
Inventors:
Erick J. Acosta, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Tran-Bich Cao, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Ecolab USA Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/52 (2006.01); C08G 65/00 (2006.01); C07D 295/15 (2006.01); C07D 295/088 (2006.01); C10L 1/232 (2006.01); C10L 1/233 (2006.01); C10L 1/2387 (2006.01); C10L 1/24 (2006.01); C10L 3/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/52 (2013.01); C07D 295/088 (2013.01); C07D 295/15 (2013.01); C08G 65/00 (2013.01); C10L 1/232 (2013.01); C10L 1/233 (2013.01); C10L 1/2387 (2013.01); C10L 1/2462 (2013.01); C10L 1/2475 (2013.01); C10L 3/107 (2013.01); C09K 2208/22 (2013.01); C10L 2230/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are beta-amino ester surfactant compounds and compositions useful in applications relating to inhibition of gas hydrate agglomerates in the production, transportation, storage, and separation of crude oil and natural gas. Also disclosed herein are methods of using the compounds and compositions as gas hydrate inhibitors, particularly in applications relating to the production, transportation, storage, and separation of crude oil and natural gas.