Patent ID: 11926797
Assignee: BL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Basic materials chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C | IPC C

Claim 19:
20. A method of scavenging ammonia and amines, the method comprising:
(i) providing an aldehyde-based scavenger composition; and
(ii) adding the aldehyde-based scavenger composition to a hydrocarbon,
wherein the hydrocarbon comprises a plurality of amines, wherein the aldehyde-based scavenger composition is provided in combination with a pH reduction agent, and wherein the pH reduction agent comprises inorganic acids or their salts, organic acids or their salts, and/or a combination thereof,
wherein the pH reduction agent comprises citric acid, sodium tripolyphosphate, polyacrylic acid, tartaric acid, and/or sodium hexametaphosphate.