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Coker/visbreaker and ethylene furnace antifoulant

US5460712A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 30, 1994
Grant dateOct 24, 1995
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Expiry dateNov 30, 2014

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

Abstract

A method of preventing fouling and coke formation on the high temperature sections of hydrocarbon processing equipment in contact with a hydrocarbon fluid which comprises adding to the hydrocarbon fluid prior to its contact with the high temperature sections of such hydrocarbon processing equipment an effective amount of a compound having the formula: ##STR1## wherein Q is Z, or R with the proviso that two occurances of Q are Z, R is hydrogen, or a straight or branched alkyl group having from 1 to 7 carbon atoms, and only one or two occurances of R may be alkyl; PA1 Z is represented by the formula: ##STR2## wherein R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are the same as R and only one or two occurances of each of R.sub.2 or R.sub.3 may be alkyl, and "n" is a whole number of from 1 to 9.

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