Method for preventing or retarding the formation of gas hydrates
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Sep 17, 2002
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Nov 14, 2000
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A composition is provided herein for preventing or retarding the formation of gas hydrates or for reducing the tendency of gas hydrates to agglomerate, during the transport of a fluid comprising water and a hydrocarbon, through a conduit. The composition is a homopolymer of an N-alkyl(meth)acrylamide, N,N-dialkyl(meth)acrylamide or copolymers thereof with N-vinyl-N-methylacetamide, in a defined solvent, which homopolymers and copolymers are made and applied in the defined solvent, which, most preferably, is a low molecular weight glycol ether such as 2-butoxyethanol.
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