Method of controlling asphaltene precipitation in a fluid

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7438797
APP PUB NO 20050082231A1
SERIAL NO

10485390

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A method of reducing the aggregation and deposition of asphaltene from a fluid containing asphaltene, such as crude oil, which method comprises the addition to the fluid of a compound of formula (1): wherein A is an optionally substituted ring system containing 6 to 14 carbon atoms; n is at least 1 and may equal the number of positions available for substitution in A; each X is independently a linker group; and each R is independently a hydrocarbyl group containing 10 to 25 carbon atoms. ##STR00001##

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  • IMPERIAL COLLEGE INNOVATIONS LIMITED;IC16 LIMITED

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Gochin, Rodney John Tadworth, GB 1 0
Smith, Alec Shotwick, GB 5 15

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