| 摘要 |
<p>A METHOD FOR SELECTING A SOLVENT OR MIXTURE OF SOLVENTS USEFUL FOR MITIGATING DEPOSIT FORMATION, CLEANING EXISTING DEPOSITS, AND/OR DECREASING THE RATE OF DEPOSIT FORMATION IS DISCLOSED. DECREASING THE RATE AT WHICH DEPOSITS MAY FORM AND/OR INCREASING THE RATE AT WHICH DEPOSITS MAY BE REMOVED CAN DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE PROCESS ECONOMICS (E.G., DECREASING DOWN TIME AS A RESULT OF DEPOSIT FORMATION). IN ONE ASPECT, EMBODIMENTS DISCLOSED HEREIN RELATE TO A PROCESS FOR DISPERSING FOULANTS IN A HYDROCARBON STREAM, INCLUDING THE STEPS OF: DETERMINING A NATURE OF FOULANTS IN A HYDROCARBON STREAM; SELECTING A SOLVENT OR A MIXTURE OF SOLVENTS SUITABLE TO DISPERSE THE FOULANTS BASED UPON THE DETERMINED NATURE; AND CONTACTING THE FOULANTS WITH THE SELECTED SOLVENT OR MIXTURE OF SOLVENTS.</p> |
