In-line chemical heating for in-situ generation of active chemicals
AssigneeEcolab USA Inc.
InventorJeremy Moloney
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Abstract
The disclosure pertains to methods and systems for converting inactive chemicals into active chemicals in-situ for treating oil and gas pipelines, other industrial systems, or sanitizing surfaces. A method of treating an oil and gas pipeline is disclosed. The method may include feeding an inactive additive through a first conduit and into a second conduit, wherein the second conduit is in fluid communication with the first conduit and the oil and gas pipeline. The method also includes converting the inactive additive into an active additive within the second conduit and introducing the active additive into the oil and gas pipeline.
Claims20
A method of treating an oil and gas pipeline, comprising:
- feeding an inactive additive through a first conduit and into a second conduit, wherein the second conduit is in fluid communication with the first conduit and is connected to the oil and gas pipeline;
- converting the inactive additive into an active additive within the second conduit;
- and
- introducing the active additive into the oil and gas pipeline.
A method of treating a surface or an aqueous solution, comprising:
- feeding a composition comprising glycerol through a first conduit and into a second conduit, wherein the second conduit is in fluid communication with the first conduit and the surface or the aqueous solution;
- converting the glycerol into acrolein within the second conduit;
- and
- introducing the acrolein onto the surface or into the aqueous system.
A system for treating an oil and gas pipeline, comprising:
- a first conduit;
- a second conduit in fluid communication with the first conduit and the second conduit is connected to the oil and gas pipeline;
- and
- a heating device positioned adjacent to the second conduit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.