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Inhibiting fouling employing a dispersant

US5266186A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 11, 1990
Grant dateNov 30, 1993
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Expiry dateDec 11, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S585/95
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for inhibiting fouling deposits in refinery processing equipment caused by the heat treatment of hydrocarbon feedstocks. The deposits are inhibited by adding to the feedstock an effective amount of an iron sulfide dispersant prepared in accordance with this invention. The dispersants comprise polyimides which are prepared by reacting fatty amines with maleic anhydride/alpha-olefin copolymers.

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