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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kirk T. O'Reilly, El Sobrante, CA (US);
Michael E. Moir, San Rafael, CA (US);
Dennis J. O'Rear, Petaluma, CA (US);
Assignee:
Chevron U.S.A. Inc., Sa Ramon, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10L 1/10 ; C10L 1/18 ; C10L 1/22 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C10L 1/10 ; C10L 1/18 ; C10L 1/22 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to the use of deactivatable biocides for hydrocarbonaceous products, in particular, rapidly biodegradable hydrocarbonaceous products. The present invention also relates to methods of inhibiting growth and reproduction of microorganisms in hydrocarbonaceous products, in particular, in rapidly biodegradable hydrocarbonaceous products, containing minor amounts of aqueous liquids. The deactivatable biocides of the present invention may be derived from a Fischer-Tropsch process.