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8177962 Metal corrosion inhibitor and hydrogen chloride formation inhibitor in a crude oil atmospheric distillation unit  
The quaternary ammonium compound described by general formula 1 below (wherein R1, R2 and R3 are the same or different hydrocarbon radicals with 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and n is an integer between 1...
8118994 Compositions, configurations, and methods of reducing naphtenic acid corrosivity  
Naphthenic acid corrosivity of hydrocarbon feedstocks is correlated with the chemical composition of naphthenic acids, and especially with a ratio between an alpha fraction and a beta fraction of...
8118995 Process for inhibiting fouling in hydrocarbon processing  
A method for inhibiting the formation of fouling materials including contacting hydrocarbon media containing aldehyde compounds with an antifoulant while treating the hydrocarbon media with a basic...
8062504 Method for reducing oil fouling in heat transfer equipment  
A method of reducing asphaltene and particulate induced fouling during the thermal processing of petroleum oils utilizes resin extracts from HSDP crude oils to disperse and solubilize asphaltenes...
8058493 Removing amines from hydrocarbon streams  
Corrosive amine salts in hydrocarbon streams such as desalted crude oil streams can be prevented or avoided by adding certain amine scavenging chemicals to the streams to remove the amines...
7927479 Focused beam reflectance measurement to optimize desalter performance and reduce downstream fouling  
Performance of equipment, such as a desalter, in a refinery is monitored in real-time and on-line to minimize fouling of downstream equipment. Using an instrument to measure particles and droplets...
7818156 Corrosion assessment method and system  
A method includes assessing corrosion in a refinery operation having a piping network. Assessing can include identifying in a petroleum sample a presence and an amount of a species determined to be...
7615144 Hydrocarbon thermal cracking using hardfaced fittings  
A thermal cracking process that employs (1) a sinusoidal conduit in the convection section of a thermal cracking furnace, (2) a cross-over conduit, and/or (3) a transfer conduit that contains at...
7585403 Dispersant of saline deposits in hydrocarbon process plants  
Use of diaminopropanes, or of a composition thereof as a dispersing agent to prevent the formation or remove already formed deposits of ammonium salt in hydrocarbon process plants, such as...
7575669 Method of removal of carbonyl compounds along with acid gases from cracked gas in ethylene process  
A method for mitigating fouling in a wash unit used in a hydrocarbon cracking process wherein the fouling is due to the presence of polymers and deposits thereof formed by condensation of carbonyl...
7566687 Methods and compositions for removing sulfur from liquid hydrocarbons  
Improved desulfurization compositions are provided for removing substantial fractions of sulfur, sulfur complexes, and sulfur compounds from liquid hydrocarbons such as crude oil and fuels. The...
7491318 Method for prevention of corrosion by naphthenic acids in refineries  
The invention relates to a method for prevention of corrosion by naphthenic acids in a refinery comprising the use of a compound of the formula HS—B—COOR, where B is a saturated bivalent 1-18 C hyd...
7381384 Insulating inserts for elevated temperature process vessels  
Insulating members are provided for use in nozzles of elevated temperature process vessels employing a structural metal shell (24), an insulating refractory lining (14) and a corrosion-resistant...
7381319 Multi-amine neutralizer blends  
Amine and amine blend compositions neutralize acid environments in distillation overheads of hydrocarbon processing facilities. The neutralizers are composed of certain combinations of amines which...
7354660 High performance alloys with improved metal dusting corrosion resistance  
Alloy compositions which are resistant to metal dusting corrosion are provided by the present invention. Also provided are methods for preventing metal dusting on metal surfaces exposed to carbon...
7279089 Method for preventing fouling and corrosion caused by ammonium chloride and ammonium sulphates  
Method for preventing fouling and corrosion caused by ammonium chloride and ammonium sulphates, characterised in that it comprises injecting as an additive a choline or a derivative thereof.
7202391 Process for inhibiting polymerization of an aromatic vinyl compound  
According to the present invention, there is provided a process for inhibiting the polymerization of an aromatic vinyl compound which is capable of efficiently inhibiting the polymerization of an...
7125483 Corrosion control in olefin production plants  
A method for reducing acid corrosion and products of acid corrosion in a thermal cracking plant, the acid corrosion products being compounds of iron, chromium, nickel, lead, cadmium, manganese,...
6986839 Method for prevention of fouling in basic solution by inhibiting polymerization and solubilizing deposits using amino acids  
A method for inhibiting and dissolving the deposits formed on caustic or alkaline scrubbers used in scrubbing acidic gases such as carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, which are formed during the...
6902662 Method of reducing hydrolysis in hydrocarbon streams  
A method of reducing hydrolysis in a hydrocarbon stream comprising adding to a hydrocarbon stream containing a chloride compound which undergoes hydrolysis at elevated temperatures in the presence...
6821411 Steam injection system on the TLE cones of a hydrocarbon cracking furnace  
A method is provided to inject steam into a hydrocarbon effluent passing through a transfer line exchanger (TLE) of a hydrocarbon cracking furnace to reduce the formation of a coke material on the...
6767452 Process for treatment of petroleum acids  
The invention is a process for decreasing the acidity of an organic acid containing petroleum oil, comprising contacting said petroleum oil containing organic acids with an effective amount of an...
6679987 Process for decreasing the acid content and corrosivity of crudes  
The invention relates to processes for treating acidic crudes or fractions thereof to reduce or eliminate their acidity and corrosivity by addition of suitable amounts of Group IA or Group IIA...
6652660 Method for treating hazardous and corrosion-inducing sulfur compounds  
A method for treating compounds which contain reactive sulfur is disclosed, wherein the treatment produces compounds which contain sulfur in a non reactive form. The method is based on the use of...
6551660 Method for removing reactive metal from a reactor system  
A method for reducing catalyst contamination in a hydrocarbon conversion reactor system, comprising the steps of contacting at least a portion of a metal-coated hydrocarbon conversion reactor...
6348145 Chromized refractory steel, a process for its production and its uses in anti-coking applications  
Coated steel articles are described which exhibit anti-coking properties, and a process for producing such articles by depositing an anti-coking coating on a matrix constituted by a steel, in...
6258256 Cracking processes  
Methods for cracking hydrocarbons in reactor systems having improved resistances to carburization and coking. The reactor system comprises a steel portion having provided thereon a chromium...
6258258 Process for treatment of petroleum acids with ammonia  
The present invention is a process for decreasing the acidity of a starting acidic crude oil by contacting an acidic crude with an effective excess of ammonia dissolved in said crude to form an...
6251305 Esterification of acidic crudes  
The present invention relates to a process for reducing the acidity of a petroleum oil containing organic acids comprising treating said petroleum oil containing organic acids with an effective...
6190541 Process for treatment of petroleum acids (LAW824)  
The invention is a process for decreasing the acidity of an organic acid containing petroleum oil, comprising contacting said petroleum oil containing organic acids with an effective amount of an...
6187227 Thiacrown ether compound corrosion inhibitors for alkanolamine units  
The corrosion of metals in contact with aqueous alkanolamine solution in acid gas removal units is inhibited by adding to the alkanolamine solution a corrosion inhibiting amount of a thiacrown...
6171521 Zwitterionic water-soluble substituted imine corrosion inhibitors  
This invention is directed to a zwitterionic water-soluble imine of formula: ##STR1##wherein R1 is heterocyclyl, heteroaryl, aryl, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl or lower alkyl; R2 is alkyl, alkenyl,...
6103100 Methods for inhibiting corrosion  
Disclosed are methods and compositions for inhibiting corrosion in the overhead of a crude unit distillation tower by washing the crude oil with water containing a hydrophilic, polymeric,...
6086751 Thermal process for reducing total acid number of crude oil  
TAN containing oils, e.g., crudes, are treated by flashing to remove substantially all of the water therefrom, thermally treating the recovered liquid to reduce the naphthenic acid content thereof,...
6036888 Corrosion inhibitor for alkanolamine units  
The corrosion of metals in contact with aqueous alkanolamine solution in acid gas removal units is inhibited by adding to the alkanolamine solution a corrosion inhibiting amount of a sulfur...
6030523 Process for neutralization of petroleum acids (LAW810)  
The present invention describes a process for decreasing the acidity of a starting calcium containing, non-acid treated acidic crude oil by adding such an acidic crude oil to an effective amount of...
6024866 Method of scavenging hydrogen sulfide from hydrocarbons  
Hydrocarbons, gas mixtures of hydrocarbons, and the like containing hydrogen sulfide are brought into intimate contact with a hydrogen sulfide scavenger prepared by reacting an alkylenepolyamine...
6022494 Process for decreasing the acid content and corrosivity of crudes  
5993607 Process for the purification of chlorinated aromatic hydrocarbons  
In a process for the purification by distillation of chlorinated aromatic hydrocarbons originating from the chlorination of aromatic hydrocarbons in the presence of FeCl3, the crude reaction...
5980733 Method of removing sulfur compounds from hydrocarbon streams  
A method of removing hazardous sulfur compounds, such as hydrogen sulfide, mercaptans and sulfur oxides, from a fluid stream comprising contacting the fluid stream with an aqueous composition...
5976359 Methods for reducing the concentration of amines in process and hydrocarbon fluids  
Disclosed is a method for reducing the concentration of amines in hydrocarbon fluids and process streams by generating therein a nitrosating agent. The nitrosating agent will react with the amines...
5965785 Amine blend neutralizers for refinery process corrosion  
This invention relates to inhibiting corrosion in systems of condensing hydrocarbons which contain water and chlorides, and, more particularly, in the overhead of crude oil atmospheric pipestills,...
5948238 Metal compounds as accelerators for petroleum acid esterification  
The present invention relates to a process for reducing the acidity of a petroleum oil containing organic acids comprising treating said petroleum oil containing organic acids with an effective...
5942654 Process for the removal of corrosive compounds from a fluid stream  
A process for the removal of corrosive compounds from a fluid stream, comprising the steps of: in an extraction column with an outer steel tube and an inner tube of corrosion resistant material...
5879540 Process for reducing corrosion in a system for separating aromatic hydrocarbons from a mixture with aliphatic hydrocarbons  
Disclosed is a process for reducing corrosion in a system in which aromatic hydrocarbons are separated from a mixture with aliphatic hydrocarbons. The aromatic hydrocarbons are extracted from the...
5863415 Control of naphthenic acid corrosion with thiophosporus compounds  
Corrosion of iron-containing metal surfaces in a hydrocarbon fluid having a temperature of from about 175° C. to about 400° C. and containing a corrosive amount of naphthenic acid is inhibited by a...
5863418 Low-sulfur reforming process  
Disclosed is a method for reforming hydrocarbons comprising contacting the hydrocarbons with a catalyst in a reactor system of improved resistance to carburization and metal dusting under...
5858206 Process for improved water wash in FCC gas concentration units  
Wash water is used to remove impurities such as hydrogen sulfide, ammonia, and hydrogen cyanide from light hydrocarbons and gases derived from refinery fluid catalytic cracking operations. The...
5853619 Low toxic corrosion inhibitor  
A low toxic corrosion inhibitor comprises (A) mercaptocarboxylic acid having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms, and (B) a polyamine/fatty acid/carboxylic acid adduct. The preferred combination of (A) and...
5807842 Hydrocarbon processing in equipment having increased halide stree-corrosion cracking resistance  
A hydrocarbon conversion process wherein austenitic stainless steel portions that are subject to halide stress-corrosion cracking conditions, such as the colder portions of the process equipment...
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