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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2013
Applicant:
Ecolab Usa Inc., Eagan, MN (US);
Inventors:
Dennis R. Compton, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Kekeli Ekoue-Kovi, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Assignee:
Ecolab USA Inc., Eagan, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 29/20 (2006.01); C10G 29/00 (2006.01); C10G 29/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 29/20 (2013.01); C10G 2300/202 (2013.01); C10G 2300/207 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention generally relates to compositions and methods for scavenging hydrogen sulfide and/or mercaptans from fluids. More particularly, the invention relates to the use of amino acetal and ketal compounds as a hydrogen sulfide or a mercaptan scavenger for hydrocarbon fluids, particularly for natural gas, crude oil, field oil, fuel oil, naphtha, gasoline, kerosene, diesel, refinery gas, coal gas, tar, asphalt, coke gas, ammonia synthesis gas, gas from a sulfurization plant, or industrial gas streams.