Gas hydrate anti-agglomerates
US6015929A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 13, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 18, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 13, 2018 |
Classification
- 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 of hydrate forming substituents and water, an effective amount of a hydrate anti-agglomerate selected from the group consisting of anionic, cationic, non-ionic and zwitterionic hydrate anti-agglomerate. The hydrate anti-agglomerant has a polar head group and a nonpolar tail group said nonpolar tail group not exceeding 11 carbon atoms in the longest carbon chain.
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