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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2009
Applicants:
John Link, Humble, TX (US);
Zen-yu Chang, Conroe, TX (US);
Inventors:
John Link, Humble, TX (US);
Zen-Yu Chang, Conroe, TX (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 75/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for inhibiting the formation of fouling materials during hydrocarbon processing is provided. Hydrocarbon media, which is undergoing treatment with a basic wash and contains carbonyl compounds is contacted with hydroxylamine and naphthalene sulfonate to inhibit the formation of fouling materials and to minimize the deposition of fouling compounds that may occur during hydrocarbon processing.