ANTIFOULANT FORMULATION AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF

• Main Authors: ESWARARAO, Doni, SRIGANESH, Gandham, SAIRAMU, Madala, VENKATESWARLU CHOUDARY, Nettam, RAMKUMAR, Mangala, RAMACHANDRARAO, Bojja, RAGHAVA KRISHNA, Kanala
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 21.07.2022
• Subjects: ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES AND WAXES; CANDLES; CHEMISTRY; CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; DETERGENTS; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; METALLURGY; MINERAL WAXES; PEAT; PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVEHYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, ORGASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; RESIN SOAPS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS

The present disclosure relates to an antifoulant formulation comprising: (a) at least one ammonium salt of linear alkyl benzene sulphonic acid; (b) at least one aromatic hydrocarbon; (c) at least one diluent; (d) polyisobutylene succinic anhydride; and (e) at least one alkyl amine. It also relates to the process of preparation of the said antifoulant formulation. The instant disclosure further relates to the method of inhibiting fouling tendency in the heat exchangers of crude oil, crude blends, short residue, involving the said antifoulant formulation.