The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2003
John Alexander Macmillan, Newark, DE (US);
John Alexander MacMillan, Newark, DE (US);
Octel Starreon LLC, Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a process for the production of a fuel composition having a NACE corrosion rating of between 0% and 25%, comprising the steps of: (i) contacting a fuel with a corrosion inhibitor of formula (I) to provide an initial fuel composition wherein m and n are each independently an integer from 0 to 10; wherein Ris an optionally substituted hydrocarbyl group; wherein either Ris ORand Ris OR, wherein Rand Rare selected from hydrogen and hydrocarbyl-OH and wherein at least one of Rand Ris hydrogen; or Rand Rtogether represent —O—, and (ii) contacting the initial fuel composition with a caustic material to provide the fuel composition without subsequent addition of a corrosion inhibitor.