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Method for minimizing fouling of heat exchangers
Assignee: Atlantic Richfield Co
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Filing: 1983-03-28
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Granted: 1984-01-10
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Expires: 2003-03-28
Abstract
Abstract Hydrocarbon process equipment is protected against fouling during processing of high sulfur-containing hydrocarbon feedstocks by incorporating into the hydrocarbon being processed small amounts of a composition comprised of an alkyl ester of a phosphorus acid and a hydrocarbon sulfonic acid.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard F. Miller
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 13:43
CPC Classifications
C; C10; C10G; C10G9/00; C10G9/14; C10G9/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
115 words
In a method of inhibiting fouling in petroleum processing equipment during processing of high sulfur feedstocks comprising injecting into a petroleum or petroleum derivative feed stream to said equipment an amount of antifoulant effective to substantially reduce the rate of fouling, the improvement comprising using as the antifoulant the composition comprised of: (a) 10 to 90 weight percent of at least one phosphorus acid ester selected from ##STR4## wherein R and R" are hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbons and R' and R"' are alkyl groups having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and (b) 90 to 10 percent of at least one hydrocarbon sulfonic acid having 1 to 50 carbon atoms.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
115 words
In a method of inhibiting fouling in petroleum processing equipment during processing of high sulfur feedstocks comprising injecting into a petroleum or petroleum derivative feed stream to said equipment an amount of antifoulant effective to substantially reduce the rate of fouling, the improvement comprising using as the antifoulant the composition comprised of: (a) 10 to 90 weight percent of at least one phosphorus acid ester selected from ##STR4## wherein R and R" are hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbons and R' and R"' are alkyl groups having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and (b) 90 to 10 percent of at least one hydrocarbon sulfonic acid having 1 to 50 carbon atoms.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The improved method of claim 1 wherein the antifoulant composition is injected into the feed stream in a concentration of about 0.5 to 1000 ppm based on the weight of said feed stream.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
54 words
The improved method of claim 2 wherein R and R" are hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, R' and R"' are alkyl groups having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and the hydrocarbon sulfonic acid is at least one alkyl benzene sulfonic acid having 4 to 14 alkyl carbon atoms.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The improved method of claim 2 wherein the compound in (a) is isooctyl acid phosphate and the compound in (b) is dodecyl benzene sulfonic acid.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
The improved method of any one of claims 1, 13, 14, or 15 wherein the compounds in (a) and (b) are present in amounts of about 25 to 75 parts and 75 to 25 parts by weight, respectively.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The improved method of claim 5 wherein the antifoulant is dissolved in an inert organic solvent.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
The improved method of claim 6 wherein the antifoulant is added to the feed stream at a concentration of about 1 to 100 parts per million parts of feed stream.
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