Patent ID: 9416307
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: C09K,E21B

Claim Text:
1. A method of inhibiting the formation or deposition of wax in a mixture comprising hydrocarbons, the method comprising contacting the mixture with a composition which comprises at least one ionic liquid, wherein the ionic liquid comprises a polyamine salt derivative having the formula [NH 2 (A-NH) n H] m pX q- , wherein A is an arylene, alkylene, or alkenylene group, n is from 1 to 100, m is from 1 to 4, q is from 1 to 4 and p is an integer such that pq=m and X q- is an anion or a polyamine salt derivative having the chemical formula [R—NH(CH 2 ) j NH 2 ] m pX q- , wherein R is an arylene, alkylene, or alkenylene group, j is from 1 to 100, m is from 1 to 4, q is from 1 to 4 and p is an integer such that pq=m and X q- is an anion.