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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 1997
Filed:
Apr. 19, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert D Mc Clain, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Vincent E Lewis, Missouri City, TX (US);
Assignee:
Nalco/Exxon Energy Chemicals L.P., Sugarland, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
210698 ; 208 / ; 203-8 ; 203D / ; 252180 ; 585950 ; 558463 ;
Abstract
The invention provides a method for the inhibition of fouling in petrochemical processes. The method comprises adding from about 0.1 to about 10,000 parts per million sulfonated oils, sulfonated fatty acids, sulfated oils, sulfated fatty acids, or naphthalene sulfonate formaldehyde condensates to a petrochemical process to disperse water insoluble foulant into an aqueous system.