Corrosion inhibition during transport of water and a hydrocarbon through a pipeline
US6432355B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 12, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 12, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/0391
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Described herein is a process of corrosion inhibition of a steel pipeline during transport of water and gas, or water and an oil, or mixtures thereof, therethrough, including introducing a copolymer of vinyl caprolactam and vinylpyridine into said pipeline.
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