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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2012
Omar Jesus Yepez, Owasso, OK (US);
Ricky Eugene Snelling, Tulsa, OK (US);
Omar Jesus Yepez, Owasso, OK (US);
Ricky Eugene Snelling, Tulsa, OK (US);
PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The present application provides a method for measuring coking propensity of a fossil fuel, comprising mixing an iron powder with a fossil fuel, wherein the iron powder has an average particle size of less than or equal to 100 μm; reacting the iron powder with the fossil fuel at a temperature and a pressure sufficient to allow coking for a period of time; separating a supernatant and a solid product after said coking; and analyzing the solid product for carbon content, wherein the carbon content is proportional to the coking propensity. There is also provided is a method for measuring effectiveness of a coking inhibitor.