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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2020
Infineum International Limited, Abingdon, GB;
Colin Morton, Standford in the Vale, GB;
Paul D. Kerby, Oxford, GB;
Andrew C. Sutkowski, Norwich, GB;
Krzysztof J. Maranski, Zagan, PL;
Infineum International Limited, Oxford, GB;
Abstract
Fouling in a refinery vessel, such as heat transfer equipment, used in a petroleum refinery operation and in which a refineable petroleum feedstock is at an elevated temperature and in fluid communication with the refinery vessel during a petroleum refinery operation, is reduced by providing in the refineable petroleum feedstock an additive comprising (i) a poly(butylenyl)benzene sulphonic acid; or, (ii) a poly(propylenyl)benzene sulphonic acid; or, (iii) a combination of a poly(butylenyl)benzene sulphonic acid and a poly(propylenyl)benzene sulphonic acid.