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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2022
Applicant:
Ecolab Usa Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Ashish Dhawan, Aurora, IL (US);
Regan Andrew Jones, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Assignee:
Ecolab USA Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 75/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 75/04 (2013.01); C10G 2300/206 (2013.01); C10G 2300/208 (2013.01); C10G 2300/44 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to methods and compositions for reducing fouling by natural and synthetic foulants that tend to precipitate during hydrocarbon collecting, processing, transporting, and storing. The method includes applying a composition to a hydrocarbon containing the foulant. The composition includes an effective amount of a reaction product of an α-olefin/maleic anhydride copolymer and an amino-hydroxy compound. The foulants may include wax and asphaltenes, for example.