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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 13, 1998
Manese Rabeony, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Dennis George Peiffer, Annandale, NJ (US);
Christine Ann Costello, Easton, PA (US);
Karla Schall Colle, Houston, TX (US);
Pamela J Wright, Easton, PA (US);
Larry Dalton Talley, Friendswood, TX (US);
Exxon Research and Engineering Co., Florham Park, NJ (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 of hydrate forming substituents and water, an effective amount of a hydrate anti-agglomerate selected from the group consisting of anionic, cationic, non-ionic and zwitterionic hydrate anti-agglomerate. The hydrate anti-agglomerant has a polar head group and a nonpolar tail group said nonpolar tail group not exceeding 11 carbon atoms in the longest carbon chain.