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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2012
Applicants:
Michael R. Dorton, Seabrook, TX (US);
Gary L. Gardner, Sr., Lake Jackson, TX (US);
Inventors:
Michael R. Dorton, Seabrook, TX (US);
Gary L. Gardner, Sr., Lake Jackson, TX (US);
Assignee:
Perigee Solutions International, LLC, Dickenson, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A process is provided for removing polymeric fouling on process equipment surfaces to restore the efficiency of such equipment. This is accomplished by contacting the fouled equipment with a solvent comprising at least one non-aromatic hydrocarbon compound, or a mixture of one or more non-aromatic organic compounds and one or more aromatic hydrocarbon compounds, for a period of time sufficient to remove the polymeric fouling.