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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2009
Alfredo Viloria, Caracas, VE;
Luis Castillo, Calabozo, VE;
Jose A. Garcia, Caracas, VE;
Maria Alejandra Carrasquero Ordaz, Valencia, VE;
Elluz Vanessa Torin, Duaca, VE;
Alfredo Viloria, Caracas, VE;
Luis Castillo, Calabozo, VE;
Jose A. Garcia, Caracas, VE;
Maria Alejandra Carrasquero Ordaz, Valencia, VE;
Elluz Vanessa Torin, Duaca, VE;
Intevep, S.A., Caracas, VE;
Abstract
A method is provided for inhibiting scale in a hydrocarbon system, including the steps of: providing a hydrocarbon system; providing an aloe-derived scale inhibitor; and mixing the aloe-derived scale inhibitor with the hydrocarbon system in amounts effective to inhibit formation of scale. The scale inhibitor is an aloe vera gel/aloe sap mix 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.