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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2009
Alfredo Viloria, Caracas, VE;
Luis Castillo, Estado Guarico, VE;
Jose A. Garcia, Estado Miranda, VE;
Jose Biomorgi, Estado Miranda, VE;
Alfredo Viloria, Caracas, VE;
Luis Castillo, Estado Guarico, VE;
Jose A. Garcia, Estado Miranda, VE;
Jose Biomorgi, Estado Miranda, VE;
INTEVEP, S.A., Caracas, VE;
Abstract
A method is provided for inhibiting scale in a liquid hydrocarbon system, including the steps of: providing a liquid hydrocarbon system; providing an-derived scale inhibitor; and mixing the-derived scale inhibitor with the liquid hydrocarbon system in amounts effective to inhibit formation of scale. The scale inhibitor isgel dissolved in water at a concentration of between about 5 and about 50% wt/wt, which includes polysaccharides having a hydrocarbon chain structure having carboxyl and alcohol functional groups that interact with divalent ions.