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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2009
Applicant:
Larry W. Gatlin, San Antonio, TX (US);
Inventor:
Larry W. Gatlin, San Antonio, TX (US);
Assignee:
Clearwater International LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/532 (2006.01); C07C 209/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An new class of oil-soluble, sulfur scavengers or converts are disclosed where the scavengers include substantially monomeric aldehyde-amine adducts from the reaction of at least one sterically hindered primary or secondary amine and a molar excess of at least one aldehyde. Methods are also disclosed for reducing, reducing below a given level or eliminating noxious sulfur species from fluids using the inventive scavengers and for making the inventive scavengers.