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:
Apr. 05, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2010
High-solvency-dispersive-power (hsdp) crude oil blending for fouling mitigation and on-line cleaning
Applicants:
Glen B. Brons, Phillipsburg, NJ (US);
Chris A. Wright, Vienna, VA (US);
Inventors:
Glen B. Brons, Phillipsburg, NJ (US);
Chris A. Wright, Vienna, VA (US);
Assignee:
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, Annandale, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 45/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A high solvency dispersive power (HSDP) crude oil is added to a blend of incompatible and/or near-incompatible oils to proactively address the potential for fouling heat exchange equipment. The HSDP component dissolves asphaltene precipitates and maintains suspension of inorganic particulates before coking affects heat exchange surfaces. HSDP co-blending for fouling mitigation and on-line cleaning can be affected using different concentrations of top-performing and moderate-performing HSDP crude oils.