Antifoulants for thermal cracking processes
US4507196A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 16, 1983 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S585/95
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The formation of carbon on metals exposed to hydrocarbons in a thermal cracking process is reduced by contacting such metals with an antifoulant selected from the group consisting of an organic compound of chromium, a combination of tin and elemental chromium or an organic compound of chromium, a combination of antimony and elemental chromium or an organic compound of chromium and a combination of tin, antimony and elemental chromium or an organic compound of chromium.
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