Oil soluble hydrogen sulfide scavenger
AssigneeBaker Hughes Incorporation
InventorRoss Poland
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Abstract
The concentration of hydrogen sulfide in a hydrocarbon can be mitigated by intruding therein a zinc carboxylate oxo complex composition prepared by reacting particulate zinc oxide with a mixture of two or more carboxylic acids wherein the zinc carboxylate oxo complex composition is soluble in hydrocarbons. Useful acids useful include acetic acid, oleic acid, isobutyric acid, lineoleic acid, cekanoic acid, and neodecanoic acid.
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A method for preparing a zinc carboxylate oxo complex composition which is useful for scavenging hydrogen sulfide from a hydrocarbon comprising reacting particulate zinc oxide with a mixture of two or more carboxylic acids wherein:
- none of the acids is octanoic acid or an octanoic acid isomer, and the zinc carboxylate oxo complex composition is soluble in hydrocarbons.
A method for preparing a zinc carboxylate oxo complex composition which is useful for scavenging hydrogen sulfide from a hydrocarbon comprising reacting particulate zinc oxide with a mixture of two or more carboxylic acids wherein the zinc carboxylate oxo complex composition is soluble in hydrocarbons.
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