Antifoulant dispersant
AssigneeBaker Hughes Incorporated
InventorSherri Lynne Elder
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Abstract
Disclosed is a dispersant that can be used to prevent compressors fouling. The dispersant is particularly useful in applications such as the prevention of fouling of compressor blades in compressors used for ethylene production. The dispersant is an admixture of the reaction product of a polyalkyl polyamine, an alkylphenol, and an aldehyde; and a polyalkyl acrylate polymer.
Claims15
A dispersant prepared from a formulation comprising:
- (a) the reaction product of a polyalkyl polyamine, an alkylphenol and an aldehyde;
- and
- (b) a polyalkyl acrylate polymer;
- wherein the two components are present in a weight ratio of a:b of about 2:1.
A process for preventing fouling of compressor blades used to compress gasses comprising depositing a dispersant onto blades of a compressor to be protected from fouling, the dispersant being prepared from a formulation comprising:
- (a) the reaction product a polyalkyl polyamine, an alkylphenol and an aldehyde;
- and (b) a polyalkyl acrylate polymer;
- wherein the two components are present in a weight ratio of a:b of about 2:1.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.