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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 02, 1995
Manese Rabeony, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Dennis George Peiffer, Annanda le, NJ (US);
Christine Ann Costello, Easton, PA (US);
Pamela Jean Wright, Easton, PA (US);
Karla Schall Colle, Houston, TX (US);
Larry Dalton Talley, Friendswood, TX (US);
Exxon Production Research Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
This invention is directed toward a method for inhibiting the formation (nucleation, growth and agglomeration) of clathrate hydrates. The method comprises adding into a mixture comprising hydrate forming substituents and water, an effective amount of a hydrate inhibitor selected from the group consisting of anionic, cationic, non-ionic and zwitterionic hydrate inhibitors. The hydrate inhibitor has a polar head group and a nonpolar tail group not exceeding 12 carbon atoms in the longest carbon chain.