Surface active agents as gas hydrate inhibitors
US5841010A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 2, 1995 |
| Grant date | Nov 24, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 2, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S585/95
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
This invention is directed toward a method for inhibiting the formation (nucleation, growth and agglomeration) of clathrate hydrates. The method comprises adding into a mixture comprising hydrate forming substituents and water, an effective amount of a hydrate inhibitor selected from the group consisting of anionic, cationic, non-ionic and zwitterionic hydrate inhibitors. The hydrate inhibitor has a polar head group and a nonpolar tail group not exceeding 12 carbon atoms in the longest carbon chain.
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