Patent ID: 11866666
Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
Field: Basic materials chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C | IPC C

Claim 0:
1. A method of reducing corrosion during petroleum transportation, petroleum storage, or both, the method comprising:
inputting a corrosion inhibitor formulation into a petroleum pipeline, a petroleum storage tank, or both, wherein the corrosion inhibitor formulation consists essentially of solvent and a pyridinium hydroxyl alkyl ether compound having a general formula:, wherein R1 is a C1-C18 alkyl group, a C1-C18 hydroxyl alkyl group, a C1-C18 alkenyl group, a C1-C18 alkynl group, a C1-C18 acryl group, a C1-C18 cycloalkyl group, or a C1-C18 functional alkyl group; and
wherein RA, RB, RC, RD, and RE are each independently chosen from hydrogen, a C1-C18 alkyl group, a C1-C18 hydroxyl alkyl group, a C1-C18 alkenyl group, a C1-C18 alkynl group, a C1-C18 acryl group, a C1-C18 cycloalkyl group, or a C1-C18 functional alkyl group.